Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The object for which the charity is established is to advance education particularly by encouraging the understanding and appreciation of the dramatic arts.

Latest income

£43.3m

Expenditure

£37.8m

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 £15.6m £13.0m
2022-03-31 £22.7m £25.3m
2023-03-31 £31.1m £30.8m
2024-03-31 £41.8m £40.2m
2025-03-31 £43.3m £37.8m

Latest detailed return

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

Income mix

Donations & legacies £14.4m
Charitable activities £23.1m
Trading £3.9m
Investment income £1.1m
Total income £43.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £33.2m
Raising funds £4.6m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £66k
Total expenditure £37.8m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.5m
Total funds £13.1m
— restricted £5.8m
— unrestricted £7.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £13.1m
Cash £23.6m

People

Employees 384

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 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.