Many Directions Theatre Company

Analysis

Many Directions Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Many Directions Theatre Company reported income of £28k and spending of £13k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £28k to £28k (-0.5%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Many Directions Theatre Company sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The John Sumner Trust (Otherwise Known As Sir John Sumner's Trust) (£28k), Diversity Rights (£28k) and The ALMA Foundation (£28k).