Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited
Analysis
Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07193792). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited reported income of £565k and spending of £796k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £393k to £565k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bamboozle Theatre Company Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warwickshire Association for the Blind (£565k), Intelligence Corps Association (£566k) and S a D a C C a Limited (£565k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 58%, charitable activities 33%, trading 5.2% and investments 4.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £130k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 58%
- Charitable activities 33%
- Trading 5.2%
- Investments 4.1%
In the charity's own words
The objective of the charity is to advance the education of the public (particularly students) who have emotional,behavioural and/or learning disabilities, their parents, carers, teachers and others working with them by the provision ofsuch artistic and educational activities as the executive committee see fit.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire Association for the Blind | Warwick | £565k |
| Intelligence Corps Association | Shefford | £566k |
| S a D a C C a Limited | South Yorkshire | £565k |
| Deafness Resource Centre Limited | St Helens | £566k |