Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd

Analysis

Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcester. It was registered in March 1989, 37 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 02233315). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd reported income of £2.6m and spending of £2.0m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £873k to £2.6m (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust Ltd 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English- Speaking Union of the Commonwealth (£2.6m), English National Ballet School Limited (£2.6m) and Bury St Edmunds Theatre Management Limited (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, trading 17% and donations and legacies 17%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £245k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.4%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.