Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Royal & Derngate is the main venue for arts and entertainment in Northamptonshire. The Theatre offers two auditoria, and Underground, our creativity centre that is home to the Youth theatre and a wide range of creative projects for the local community. A diverse programme of work includes in-house produced drama and presented music, dance, comedy, children's shows, musical theatre, and opera.

Latest income

£10.2m

Expenditure

£11.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-26

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-28 £5.1m £4.3m
2022-03-28 £8.7m £8.8m
2023-03-26 £9.7m £10.9m
2024-03-26 £9.4m £10.9m
2025-03-26 £10.2m £11.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-26

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.4m
Charitable activities £7.5m
Trading £1.1m
Investment income £2
Total income £10.2m

Spending

Charitable spend £10.2m
Raising funds £1.4m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £11.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £0
Total funds £1.2m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £1.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £1.2m
Cash £646k

People

Employees 166

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • 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.