Empire Theatre Trust CIO

Analysis

Empire Theatre Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halstead. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Empire Theatre Trust CIO reported income of £273k and spending of £248k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £42k to £273k (+553%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Empire Theatre Trust CIO 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Essex and Southend Sports Trust (£272k), The Island Trust Limited (£273k) and Langton Green Community Sports Association Ltd. (£272k).