Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd

Analysis

Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01411764). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd reported income of £706k and spending of £565k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £255k to £706k (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Blackburn Empire Theatre Ltd sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Diss Corn Hall Trust (£704k), Immediate Theatre (£708k) and Cardiff Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Mardi Gras (£698k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £528k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.