Orange Tree Theatre Ltd

Analysis

Orange Tree Theatre Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in August 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01113093). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Orange Tree Theatre Ltd reported income of £4.6m and spending of £3.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £4.6m (+172%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Orange Tree Theatre Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Henley Festival Trust (£4.6m), The Havering Theatre Trust Limited (£4.7m) and Academy of St Martin in the Fields (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 47% and donations and legacies 43%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £747k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 people.