Bretforton Theatre

Analysis

Bretforton Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in November 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 01481033). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bretforton Theatre reported income of £331k and spending of £350k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £251k to £331k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 143% 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, Bretforton Theatre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brighton Toy and Model Museum (£331k), The Photographic Angle (£331k) and Contains Art CIO (£330k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.