The Wardrobe Theatre

Analysis

The Wardrobe Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Wardrobe Theatre reported income of £503k and spending of £540k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £264k to £503k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Wardrobe 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 Autotelic Foundation (£502k), The Bethlem Art and History Collections Trust (£504k) and Gloucester Culture Trust (£502k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 12% and trading 1.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £45k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.