M6 Theatre Company Limited

Analysis

M6 Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in September 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01321359). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, M6 Theatre Company Limited reported income of £598k and spending of £568k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £576k to £598k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, M6 Theatre Company Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kirkgate Arts (£596k), Highfields Community Association (£598k) and Applause Rural Touring (£594k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and charitable activities 8.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £388k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.