Theatre Investment Fund Limited

Analysis

Theatre Investment Fund Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 1976, 50 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 01252595). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Theatre Investment Fund Limited reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Theatre Investment Fund Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Mozart Players Trust (£1.3m), Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (£1.3m) and Teikyo University of Japan in Durham (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 27% and investments 17%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. It employed 4 people.