True Colours Theatre

Analysis

True Colours Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, True Colours Theatre reported income of £377k and spending of £425k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £38k to £377k (+904%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 671%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, True Colours Theatre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oasis Church (Birmingham) (£376k), Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) Benevolent Fund (£377k) and Bat for a Chance (£376k).