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The Crown Wharf Theatre

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1181516StaffordshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£94k2025-12-31
Spending£91ksame year
Spent / received44%5-year average
Size in its cause78th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2019CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Crown Wharf Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Crown Wharf Theatre reported income of £94k and spending of £91k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £59k to £94k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 44% 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 Crown Wharf Theatre sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Scarr Bandstand (£94k), Wivelsfield Village Hall and Recreation Ground Charity (£94k) and Romford Drum and Trumpet Corps (R.d.t.c) (£94k).

Income and spending

£0£135k£269k£404k£538k2021 Income: £58,6032021 Spending: £49,74420212022 Income: £169,5442022 Spending: £174,24820222023 Income: £538,4942023 Spending: £40,50120232024 Income: £133,6412024 Spending: £80,51820242025 Income: £93,9692025 Spending: £91,0772025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE VENUE, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF STAFFORDSHIRE AND IT'S SURROUNDING COUNTIES. 2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, THEATRE, MUSIC, DANCE AND CINEMA TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIAT

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