Pentabus Arts Limited
Analysis
Pentabus Arts Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in January 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 01747169). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Pentabus Arts Limited reported income of £549k and spending of £522k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £252k to £549k (+118%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Pentabus Arts Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Improbable (£549k), Africa Oye (£550k) and Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (£547k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £4,910 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 63%
- Charitable activities 16%
- Investments 0.9%
- Other 20%
In the charity's own words
Pentabus is a contemporary theatre company, producing original plays about the rural world for local and national audiences. Based on a farm in Shropshire, we make a real commitment to the creative health of the countryside, encouraging artists to draw from it and urging communities to participate in it.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Improbable | Kent | £549k |
| Africa Oye | Liverpool | £550k |
| Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution | Bath | £547k |
| Delight | Caterham | £551k |