Chester Little Theatre

Analysis

Chester Little Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. 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 buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Chester Little Theatre reported income of £69k and spending of £82k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1,769 to £69k (+3799%), an average of +150% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 2835%. Over the whole period it spent 153% 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, Chester Little Theatre sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Louis de Wet Foundation (£69k), The Butrint Foundation (£69k) and Acorn Community Theatre Limited (£69k).