China Plate Theatre Limited

Analysis

China Plate Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 2017, 9 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 09021628). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, China Plate Theatre Limited reported income of £752k and spending of £735k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £721k to £752k (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, China Plate Theatre Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chequer Mead Arts and Community Trust (£751k), Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust (£753k) and Maritime Archaeology Trust (£751k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60% and charitable activities 21%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £280k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.