Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited

Analysis

Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackpool. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01323495). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £227k and spending of £316k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £189k to £227k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 127% 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, Blackpool Grand Theatre Trust Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vintage Carriages Trust (£227k), The International Bankers Charitable Trust (£227k) and Llanelly House Trust Ltd (£227k).