The Dearne Playhouse

Analysis

The Dearne Playhouse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rotherham. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Dearne Playhouse reported income of £133k and spending of £119k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £105k to £133k (+27%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Dearne Playhouse sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Colne Valley Park Trust (£133k), The Other Room (£134k) and The Staffordshire Regiment Museum Trust (£133k).