Maddermarket Theatre Trust Limited
Analysis
Maddermarket Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in June 1964, 62 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 00355871). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Maddermarket Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £620k and spending of £505k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £288k to £620k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 281%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Maddermarket Theatre Trust Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrew's Club (£618k), The Suffolk Punch Trust (£620k) and Guild of St Mary's Centre Lichfield (£618k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91% and donations and legacies 8.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £20k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £338k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.6%
- Legacies 3.2%
- Charitable activities 91%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS REPRESENTATIVE OF ENGLISH CLASSICAL DRAMATISTS OR AUTHORS INCLUDING MODERN PLAYS AND TRANSLATIONS OR REPRESENTATIVE PLAYS OF FOREIGN DRAMATISTS, ANCIENT AND MODERN.TO CARRY OUT AND CONDUCT THE MADDERMARKET THEATRE AS A CENTRE OF EDUCATION IN THE DRAMATIC ART AND FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC INTEREST THEREIN.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Club | London | £618k |
| The Suffolk Punch Trust | Woodbridge | £620k |
| Guild of St Mary's Centre Lichfield | Staffordshire | £618k |
| Mortal Fools | Northumberland | £620k |