The Rossendale Players

Analysis

The Rossendale Players is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Rossendale Players reported income of £32k and spending of £39k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £12k to £32k (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 672%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Rossendale Players sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hasret Community Art (£32k), St George's Community Centre and Playing Fields Charity (£32k) and Gunthorpe Village Hall (£32k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.