Middlesbrough Little Theatre Limited
Analysis
Middlesbrough Little Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Middlesbrough. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00572515). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Middlesbrough Little Theatre Limited reported income of £265k and spending of £284k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £35k to £265k (+656%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 178%. 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, Middlesbrough Little Theatre Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Field House Foundation (£265k), Language of Dance Trust (£265k) and Pimlico Musical Foundation (£265k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects for which the society is established are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the arts of drama, mime, dancing, singing and music, and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the society shall be of an educative or charitable nature.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Field House Foundation | London | £265k |
| Language of Dance Trust | London | £265k |
| Pimlico Musical Foundation | London | £265k |
| Alliance Francaise de Cambridge | Cambridge | £265k |