Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited

Analysis

Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 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 00295910). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited reported income of £15.3m and spending of £15.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.4m to £15.3m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 98%. 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, Birmingham Repertory Theatre Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Edward James Foundation Limited (£15.1m), Britten Pears Arts (£15.3m) and Leeds Heritage Theatres (£14.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, trading 20% and donations and legacies 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £28k. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £2.4m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 227 people.

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.