Bench Theatre

Analysis

Bench Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bench Theatre reported income of £38k and spending of £31k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £3,657 to £38k (+934%), an average of +79% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Bench Theatre sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goathland Community Hub and Sports Pavilion CIO (£38k), Forest Park Community Association (£38k) and Hertford Symphony Orchestra (£38k).