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The UK Pantomime Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1197893SurreyArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£19k2025-04-30
Spending£36ksame year
Spent / received95%3-year average
Size in its cause47th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2022CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The UK Pantomime Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in February 2022, 4 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 advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The UK Pantomime Association reported income of £19k and spending of £36k, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2025, income fell from £61k to £19k (-69%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 UK Pantomime Association sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shastar Vidiya (£19k), Bristol Opera Company (£19k) and Long Itchington Community Centre (£19k).

Income and spending

£0£15k£30k£46k£61k2023 Income: £60,8692023 Spending: £41,66020232024 Income: £9,8982024 Spending: £6,99520242025 Income: £18,7602025 Spending: £36,0662025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

To advance the education of the public in the genre of pantomime including raising public appreciation of the genre in particular by:-Providing awards for excellence in the genre-Provision of training and workshops to actors/performers/artists to enable them to create works of artistic excellence.-Educating the public in general about the genre, its practice, history, traditions, and culture

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Shastar VidiyaWest Midlands£19k
Bristol Opera CompanyBristol£19k
Long Itchington Community CentreSoutham£19k
The Allegri SingersCroydon£19k