Talawa Theatre Company Limited

Analysis

Talawa Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Croydon. It was registered in February 1987, 39 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 02005971). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Talawa Theatre Company Limited reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £533k to £2.3m (+332%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Talawa Theatre Company Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stansted Park Foundation (£2.3m), South Hill Park Trust Limited (£2.3m) and Exbury Gardens Limited (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50% and donations and legacies 50%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £108k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.