The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund

Analysis

The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Theatres Trust Charitable Fund 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 Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO (£1.4m), Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust (£1.4m) and International Documentary Festival Sheffield (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, trading 12% and investments 2.3%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £419k. Reserves of £308k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.