Unity Theatre Trust

Analysis

Unity Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1964, 62 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 trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Unity Theatre Trust reported income of £228k and spending of £229k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £27k to £228k (+755%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 483%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Unity Theatre Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The National Manuscripts Conservation Trust (£228k), Gregson Community Association Ltd (£229k) and Gloucester Civic Trust Limited (£228k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.