Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The principal activity of the charity is presenting summer seasons of plays and the provision of bar and catering facilities at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, together with producing plays elsewhere in the UK.

Latest income

£8.7m

Expenditure

£9.0m

Financial year end

2025-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-12-31 £5.2m £4.8m
2022-12-31 £8.0m £6.8m
2023-12-31 £6.5m £7.4m
2024-12-31 £8.1m £7.8m
2025-12-31 £8.7m £9.0m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £427k
Charitable activities £6.9m
Trading £1.3m
Investment income £109k
Total income £8.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.8m
Raising funds £1.2m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £118k
Total expenditure £9.0m

Balance sheet

Reserves £373k
Total funds £8.9m
— restricted £75k
— unrestricted £8.8m
— endowment £0
Total assets £8.9m
Cash £3.9m

People

Employees 112

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Services

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.