The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company

Analysis

The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Eastbourne. It was registered in September 1997, 29 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 03332773). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company reported income of £167k and spending of £161k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £132k to £167k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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 Rude Mechanical Theatre Company sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mad Theatre Company (£167k), Bradby Club for Young People (£167k) and The South Square Trust (£167k).