The Palace Theatre Charity

Analysis

The Palace Theatre Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in April 1972, 54 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, The Palace Theatre Charity reported income of £61k and spending of £100k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £70k to £61k (-13%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 157% 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, The Palace Theatre Charity sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (£61k), Wimbledon Park Community Trust (£61k) and Platform 4 (£61k).

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.