Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited

Analysis

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in June 1965, 61 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 00814453). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited reported income of £5.7m and spending of £5.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.3m to £5.7m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Management Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include British Motor Industry Heritage Trust (£5.7m), Royal Television Society (£5.7m) and Opera Holland Park (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 85% and trading 14%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £594k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.