Travaux Sauvages Limited
Analysis
Travaux Sauvages Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Truro. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06161282). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Travaux Sauvages Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £276k to £1.1m (+313%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Travaux Sauvages Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bernie Grant Centre Partnership (£1.1m), Gilbert Trust for the Arts (£1.1m) and Pavilion Dance South West Limited (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 72% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £282k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 27%
- Charitable activities 72%
- Trading 0.5%
- Investments 0.4%
In the charity's own words
We produce site specific, large-scale spectacular productions that develop out of their locations; harbours, derelict industrial sites, whole towns. Each production is tailored to its host community, we work intensively with communities and local groups to develop and perform the work, which locks the whole process into the lives, experiences and memories of the people who live in these locations.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bernie Grant Centre Partnership | London | £1.1m |
| Gilbert Trust for the Arts | London | £1.1m |
| Pavilion Dance South West Limited | Dorset | £1.1m |
| Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited | Newport | £1.1m |