Clean Break Theatre Company

Analysis

Clean Break Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1993, 33 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 02690758). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Clean Break Theatre Company reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Clean Break Theatre Company sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Art Explora UK (£1.3m), Love Music Trust (£1.3m) and British Youth Music Theatre (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and charitable activities 9.3%. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £95k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.