The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham

Analysis

The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in October 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and 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 August 2025, The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham reported income of £895k and spending of £892k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income grew from £175k to £895k (+412%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newport Playgoers' Society (£894k), The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (£897k) and B.t.d.a. Limited (£889k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 19% and trading 14%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £12k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.