Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Limited

Analysis

Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in March 1988, 38 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 02187213). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Limited reported income of £3.8m and spending of £4.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £3.8m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Northern Stage (Theatrical Productions) Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unicorn Theatre London Ltd (£3.8m), Great Western Society Limited (£3.9m) and Harrogate (White Rose) Theatre Trust Ltd (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £293k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 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.