Activities

As described by the charity on the register

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, ballet, music, literature, sculpture and painting, particularly but not exclusively for children and young people

Latest income

£19.7m

Expenditure

£18.2m

Financial year end

2025-05-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-05-31 £2.9m £3.6m
2022-05-31 £14.3m £12.4m
2023-05-31 £14.5m £14.0m
2024-05-31 £18.8m £17.6m
2025-05-31 £19.7m £18.2m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-05-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £284k
Charitable activities £18.9m
Trading £230k
Investment income £312k
Total income £19.7m

Spending

Charitable spend £18.1m
Raising funds £79k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £114k
Total expenditure £18.2m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.3m
Total funds £11.8m
— restricted £1.7m
— unrestricted £10.2m
— endowment £346
Total assets £11.8m
Cash £8.8m

People

Employees 159

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

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

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • 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.