Wakefield Little Theatre

Analysis

Wakefield Little Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wakefield Little Theatre reported income of £44k and spending of £35k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £44k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Wakefield Little Theatre sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alcester Musical Theatre Company (£44k), The Ian Parry Memorial Fund (£44k) and Churchill College Archives Trust (£44k).