High Peak Theatre Trust Limited

Analysis

High Peak Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in March 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 01356378). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, High Peak Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £3.7m and spending of £3.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £3.7m (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, High Peak Theatre Trust Limited 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 The Degrees Initiative (£3.6m), Watercress Line Heritage Railway Trust Limited (£3.7m) and Crafts Council (£3.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 84%, donations and legacies 12%, trading 2.4% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £585k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.