Royalty Theatre Sunderland

Analysis

Royalty Theatre Sunderland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rowlands Gill. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Royalty Theatre Sunderland reported income of £72k and spending of £70k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £83k to £72k (-13%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Royalty Theatre Sunderland sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hucknall and District U3a (£72k), Bleadon Coronation Hall (£72k) and Malvern U3a (£72k).