The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain

Analysis

The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1961, 65 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 00699114). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain reported income of £4.0m and spending of £3.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £5.7m to £4.0m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 29%. 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, The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include De LA Warr Pavilion Charitable Trust (£3.9m), The Green Room Foundation Ltd (£4.0m) and Kingston Theatre Trust (£3.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 23%, trading 3.7% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,000. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 9.6%. Reserves of £740k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 39 people.