Shakespeare's Schoolroom Trust

Analysis

Shakespeare's Schoolroom Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in April 2021, 5 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 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, Shakespeare's Schoolroom Trust reported income of £313k and spending of £315k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £83k to £313k (+278%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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's Schoolroom Trust sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pickering Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life (£312k), North Hykeham War Memorial Hall and Playing Fields Trust (£313k) and Mahogany Opera Group (£312k).