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Droylsden Little Theatre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1179390ManchesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£44k2026-07-31
Spending£40ksame year
Spent / received96%5-year average
Size in its cause67th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Droylsden Little Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in July 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.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Droylsden Little Theatre reported income of £44k and spending of £40k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income grew from £29k to £44k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Droylsden Little Theatre sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mihran Essefian Charitable Trust (Also Known As the Mihran and Azniv Essefian Charitable Trust) (£44k), Seaham Music Academy (£44k) and The Teignmouth Players Amateur Dramatic Society (£44k).

Income and spending

£0£11k£22k£33k£44k2022 Income: £29,1282022 Spending: £27,06920222023 Income: £36,3642023 Spending: £38,56420232024 Income: £42,0882024 Spending: £35,21520242025 Income: £35,6412025 Spending: £37,35420252026 Income: £43,6262026 Spending: £40,2642026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the Art of Drama and the development of public appreciation of such Art

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