Georgian Theatre (Richmond) Trust Ltd

Analysis

Georgian Theatre (Richmond) Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in March 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00646151). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Georgian Theatre (Richmond) Trust Ltd reported income of £544k and spending of £644k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £741k to £544k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 41%. 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, Georgian Theatre (Richmond) Trust Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society Limited (£544k), The Pound Arts Trust Limited (£545k) and Art Against Knives (£544k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76%, trading 13% and donations and legacies 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Reserves of £143k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 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.