The Friends of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection

Analysis

The Friends of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection reported income of £37k and spending of £23k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1,841 to £37k (+1927%), an average of +112% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 15195%. Over the whole period it spent 9.0% 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 Friends of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havant and District Orchestral Society (£37k), Another Space Limited (£37k) and The Shaw Society (£37k).