Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Operation and preservation of The Old Vic Theatre; education and community programmes.

Latest income

£25.5m

Expenditure

£21.6m

Financial year end

2025-08-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-08-31 £13.4m £10.7m
2022-08-31 £13.6m £14.4m
2023-08-31 £21.6m £22.4m
2024-08-31 £24.1m £21.2m
2025-08-31 £25.5m £21.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £8.6m
Charitable activities £14.2m
Trading £2.1m
Investment income £535k
Total income £25.5m

Spending

Charitable spend £18.1m
Raising funds £1.3m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £93k
Total expenditure £21.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £4.0m
Total funds £37.0m
— restricted £827k
— unrestricted £36.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £37.0m
Cash £7.6m

People

Employees 378

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.