Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited

Analysis

Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1979, 47 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 01443809). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited reported income of £6.7m and spending of £8.1m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.6m to £6.7m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Limited (£6.7m), Soho Theatre Company Limited (£6.8m) and Grantscape (£6.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 56%, trading 14% and donations and legacies 4.5%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 103 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.