The Actors of Dionysus

Analysis

The Actors of Dionysus is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in February 1995, 31 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 03002661). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Actors of Dionysus reported income of £31k and spending of £39k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £48k to £31k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, The Actors of Dionysus sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sinfonia of Leeds (£31k), Upshire Village Hall (£31k) and Art Friends Merseyside (£31k).