Woolstore Country Theatre
Analysis
Woolstore Country Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warminster. It was registered in September 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending June 2025, Woolstore Country Theatre reported income of £49k and spending of £54k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £9,871 to £49k (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Woolstore Country Theatre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Weston Sub Edge Village Hall (£49k), Anglo Romanian Trust for Traditional Architecture (£49k) and The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru) (£49k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To educate in the dramatic and operatic arts and the further the development of public appreciation of the same.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Sub Edge Village Hall | Gloucestershire | £49k |
| Anglo Romanian Trust for Traditional Architecture | Tiverton | £49k |
| The Contemporary Art Society for Wales (Cymdeithas Gelfyddyd Gyfoes Cymru) | Cardiff | £49k |
| Bookrelief UK | Devon | £49k |