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Middle Child Theatre Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1188756HullArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£746k2026-03-31
Spending£602ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause94th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2020Charitable company
Employees6latest return

Analysis

Middle Child Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in March 2020, 6 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 company (Companies House number 09921306). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Middle Child Theatre Limited reported income of £746k and spending of £602k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £396k to £746k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Middle Child Theatre Limited 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Arts Agency (£740k), Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture Trust (£746k) and The Brook Trust (£739k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 82%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £356k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.

Income and spending

£0£186k£373k£559k£746k2022 Income: £396,3752022 Spending: £368,49220222023 Income: £396,3752023 Spending: £368,49220232024 Income: £515,8452024 Spending: £546,58720242025 Income: £630,7942025 Spending: £500,03720252026 Income: £745,5722026 Spending: £601,6742026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.7%
  • Charitable activities 82%
  • Investments 0.2%
  • Other 17%

In the charity's own words

To advance the arts for the public benefit by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of theart of drama

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Asian Arts AgencyBristol£740k
Sunderland Music, Arts & Culture TrustTyne and Wear£746k
The Brook TrustCranbrook£739k
Freedom Festival Arts TrustHull£747k