The Manchester Young People's Theatre Limited

Analysis

The Manchester Young People's Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in October 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01066757). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Manchester Young People's Theatre Limited reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.7m to £1.6m (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Manchester Young People's Theatre Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Autograph Abp (£1.6m), The New Art Exchange Ltd (£1.6m) and Children's Scrapstore (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86% and trading 7.2%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 4.6%. Reserves of £93k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.