Lancaster Footlights

Analysis

Lancaster Footlights is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Lancaster Footlights reported income of £12k and spending of £16k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £525k to £12k (-98%), an average of -61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Lancaster Footlights sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Langton School Fund (£12k), Viviana Durante Company (£12k) and St Giles Orchestra (£12k).