The Lace Market Theatre Trust Limited

Analysis

The Lace Market Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in September 1977, 49 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 01323050). It says it makes grants to individuals and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Lace Market Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £213k and spending of £155k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £73k to £213k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Lace Market 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 The Co-Operative Heritage Trust (£213k), The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust (£213k) and Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Limited (£213k).