The Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited

Analysis

The Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01437514). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited reported income of £108k and spending of £107k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,951 to £108k (+5461%), an average of +173% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 3836%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Empire Theatre (Merseyside) Trust Limited sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Yorkshire Transport Museum Ltd (£108k), Essex Book Festival (£109k) and Workington Heritage Group Ltd (£108k).