City of Plymouth Theatre Company

Analysis

City of Plymouth Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, City of Plymouth Theatre Company reported income of £147k and spending of £131k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £36k to £147k (+313%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. 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, City of Plymouth Theatre Company sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wharfedale Agricultural Society (£147k), The RT Hon Else Countess Beauchamp Deceased Charitable Trust (£147k) and London Bach Society (£147k).