Whetstone Theatre Company Limited

Analysis

Whetstone Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in September 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 12786200). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Whetstone Theatre Company Limited reported income of £20k and spending of £22k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £19k to £20k (+4.2%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Whetstone Theatre Company Limited sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vivacity Choir (£20k), J R Heslam Trust (£20k) and The Dorset Gardens Trust (£20k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.