Irie Dance Theatre

Analysis

Irie Dance Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02636958). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Irie Dance Theatre reported income of £648k and spending of £652k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £469k to £648k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Irie Dance Theatre sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Banbury Museum Trust (£647k), Cwmbran Centre for Young People (£648k) and London Youth Conservatoire (£647k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £45k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.