Crying Out Loud

Analysis

Crying Out Loud is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02650108). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crying Out Loud reported income of £346k and spending of £358k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £249k to £346k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Crying Out Loud sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Choral Sinfonia (£346k), Brigantia Creative Ltd (£346k) and Displaced People in Action Ltd (£345k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.