The Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust Limited

Analysis

The Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in June 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01095244). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust Limited reported income of £315k and spending of £324k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £130k to £315k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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 Pump House Theatre and Arts Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marketplace Arts (£315k), The Yinka Shonibare Foundation (£315k) and Chol International Arts (£315k).