The Richmond Theatre Trust Limited

Analysis

The Richmond Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in June 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 02381891). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Richmond Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £16k and spending of £28k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £24k to £16k (-32%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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 Richmond Theatre Trust Limited sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth Learning Network Ltd (£16k), Mansergh Community Hall (£16k) and The Morden Park Townswomen's Guild (£16k).

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.