The Watson Players

Analysis

The Watson Players is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in January 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Watson Players reported income of £21k and spending of £22k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,422 to £21k (+1351%), an average of +95% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 645%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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 Watson Players sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edmund's Trust (£21k), Maidenhead Music Society (£21k) and Wannock Village Hall (£21k).