Shakespeare Link

Analysis

Shakespeare Link is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Llandrindod Wells. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, 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 2026, Shakespeare Link reported income of £79k and spending of £65k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £34k to £79k (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Shakespeare Link sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music at the Heart of Teesdale (£79k), Chitraleka Dance Company (£79k) and The Guide Association County of Manchester (£79k).