Kiln Theatre

Analysis

Kiln Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01396429). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kiln Theatre reported income of £4.0m and spending of £4.6m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.0m to £4.0m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Kiln Theatre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grange Festival (£4.0m), Institute of Contemporary Arts Limited (£4.1m) and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (£4.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 51%, charitable activities 28% and trading 9.2%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.