National Drama

Analysis

National Drama is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Drama reported income of £28k and spending of £31k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £47k to £28k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, National Drama sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norton House Community Centre (£28k), Road Locomotive Society (£28k) and Hawkshead Market Hall Trust (£28k).