Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust

Analysis

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in April 2024, 2 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 15510462). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £237k, leaving 84% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2025 to March 2026, income fell from £2.9m to £1.5m (-48%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 9.0% 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, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Inland Waterways Association (£1.5m), Thames Chase Trust (£1.5m) and Pembroke Castle Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, investments 8.0% and trading 5.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £21k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £24k. Reserves of £522k would cover about 26 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.