This statistic presents a breakdown of expenditure by theatre organisations receiving regular funding from Arts Council England in the financial year 2016/17. Theatres in England spent around 12 percent of their income on costs to generate funds.
* Based on all theater organizations receiving regular funding from Arts Council England (ACE) as a National Portfolio Organization. Arts Council England is the national development agency providing government and lottery funding for the arts in England.
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Arts Council England. (October 13, 2017). Expenditure distribution of theatres subsidised by Arts Council England in financial year 2016/17, by type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/
Arts Council England. "Expenditure distribution of theatres subsidised by Arts Council England in financial year 2016/17, by type*." Chart. October 13, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/
Arts Council England. (2017). Expenditure distribution of theatres subsidised by Arts Council England in financial year 2016/17, by type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/
Arts Council England. "Expenditure Distribution of Theatres Subsidised by Arts Council England in Financial Year 2016/17, by Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/
Arts Council England, Expenditure distribution of theatres subsidised by Arts Council England in financial year 2016/17, by type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
Expenditure distribution of theatres subsidised by Arts Council England in financial year 2016/17, by type* [Graph], Arts Council England, October 13, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502356/subsidized-theater-expenditure-breakdown-england-uk/