Society of British Theatre Designers Limited

Analysis

Society of British Theatre Designers Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02325776). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of British Theatre Designers Limited reported income of £32k and spending of £38k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £32k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Society of British Theatre Designers Limited 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 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Klingen Choir and Cultural Association (£32k), Redhill Sinfonia (£32k) and Friends of the Swiss Garden (£32k).