Theatre de Complicite Education Limited

Analysis

Theatre de Complicite Education Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in July 1992, 34 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 02625105). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Theatre de Complicite Education Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £831k to £1.1m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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, Theatre de Complicite Education Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young Bristol (£1.1m), The Academy of Ancient Music (£1.2m) and Stoneleigh Abbey Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 59% and donations and legacies 41%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.5%. Reserves of £726k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.