The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited

Analysis

The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in May 1984, 42 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 01731876). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited reported income of £10.9m and spending of £10.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £10.9m (+372%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 272%. 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 Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (1982) Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tank Museum Limited (£10.8m), Energy Institute (£11.0m) and Halle Concerts Society (£10.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.4% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £4.8m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 114 people.