Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The producing theatre for Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent, creating excellent, nationally renowned theatre in our unique in-the-round auditorium, appealing to a wide range of people, striving to reach new audiences and consolidating existing audiences. We believe in the power of theatre to change lives, making a difference for local people of all ages through our education and community activities.

Latest income

£6.1m

Expenditure

£6.3m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £3.4m £3.0m
2022-03-31 £4.7m £3.9m
2023-03-31 £4.4m £4.9m
2024-03-31 £5.2m £5.5m
2025-03-31 £6.1m £6.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £3.3m
Charitable activities £1.9m
Trading £755k
Investment income £68k
Total income £6.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.5m
Raising funds £773k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £48k
Total expenditure £6.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.2m
Total funds £7.7m
— restricted £3.4m
— unrestricted £4.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £7.7m
Cash £2.0m

People

Employees 129

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • 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.