Frinton Summer Theatre

Analysis

Frinton Summer Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10232477). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Frinton Summer Theatre reported income of £557k and spending of £529k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £313k to £557k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Frinton Summer Theatre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Monmouth Savoy Trust (£556k), The Picton Castle Trust (£557k) and High House Production Park Limited (£555k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 4.8%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £269k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate.