Prime Theatre

Analysis

Prime Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in February 1988, 38 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 02163378). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Prime Theatre reported income of £330k and spending of £443k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £279k to £330k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Prime Theatre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance Trust (£330k), Fluxus Art Projects (£330k) and Tywi Gateway Trust (£329k).