Malvern Theatres Trust Limited

Analysis

Malvern Theatres Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in March 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 00838245). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Malvern Theatres Trust Limited reported income of £7.1m and spending of £6.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £7.1m (+231%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Malvern Theatres Trust 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham Trent Students' Union (£7.1m), Wiltshire Creative (£7.1m) and We the Curious Limited (£7.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 10.0%, trading 4.7% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 61 people.