Wokingham Theatre
Analysis
Wokingham Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wokingham. It was registered in August 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01933168). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Wokingham Theatre reported income of £281k and spending of £182k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £49k to £281k (+470%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Wokingham Theatre sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Cut Arts (£281k), Shrublands Youth and Adult Centre Charitable Trust (£281k) and Coda Dance Company (£280k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, maintain, improve and advance public education, particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of arts, including the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the company shall be of a charitable nature.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Cut Arts | Suffolk | £281k |
| Shrublands Youth and Adult Centre Charitable Trust | Great Yarmouth | £281k |
| Coda Dance Company | Essex | £280k |
| Haslemere Educational Museum | Haslemere | £282k |