Worthing Theatres & Museum

Analysis

Worthing Theatres & Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worthing. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Worthing Theatres & Museum reported income of £5.8m and spending of £5.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £5.8m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Worthing Theatres & Museum sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Bartholomew's Heritage (£5.7m), Midlands Arts Centre (£5.8m) and The Kings Theatre Trust Limited (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79%, trading 16%, donations and legacies 3.5% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 69 people.