THE OXFORD PLAYHOUSE TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Oxford Playhouse is a 600 seat presenting and producing theatre. The high quality programme includes drama, new writing, children's theatre, comedy, music, local student and amateur work, lectures, poetry and talks. The Playhouse manages the Burton Taylor Studio featuring student and professional shows. The theatre runs an extensive learning and participation programme in the local community.
Latest income
£5.3m
Expenditure
£4.8m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £2.0m | £1.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £4.2m | £3.9m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £4.2m | £4.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £4.6m | £4.5m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £5.3m | £4.8m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.2m |
| Charitable activities | £3.4m |
| Trading | £540k |
| Investment income | £17k |
| Total income | £5.3m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.0m |
| Raising funds | £332k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £38k |
| Total expenditure | £4.8m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £552k |
| Total funds | £2.6m |
| — restricted | £1.3m |
| — unrestricted | £1.3m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £2.6m |
| Cash | £2.1m |
People
| Employees | 35 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- 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.