Kirklees Theatre Trust

Analysis

Kirklees Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in November 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01504033). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Kirklees Theatre Trust reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.9m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £1.8m (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Kirklees Theatre Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Justice Museum (£1.8m), The Federation of British Artists (£1.9m) and Thackray Medical Museum Company Limited (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 24% and trading 12%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £37k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.

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.