The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain

Analysis

The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Skipton. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain reported income of £14k and spending of £25k, spending 175% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £21k to £14k (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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 Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Torbay Singers (£14k), The London Archaeologist Association (£14k) and Abbotsham Village Hall (£14k).