The Chipping Norton Theatre Limited

Analysis

The Chipping Norton Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chipping Norton. It was registered in September 1974, 52 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 01179918). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chipping Norton Theatre Limited reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.6m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £826k to £1.8m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Chipping Norton Theatre Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darts,doncaster Community Arts (£1.8m), Bromley Youth Music Trust (£1.8m) and The North London Conservatoire (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 63%, donations and legacies 23% and trading 14%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £173k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.