Freewheelers Theatre and Media Limited
Analysis
Freewheelers Theatre and Media Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07607883). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Freewheelers Theatre and Media Limited reported income of £322k and spending of £330k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £296k to £322k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Freewheelers Theatre and Media Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rosetta Arts CIO (£322k), Arts and Homelessness International (£322k) and Isle of Wight Society for the Blind (£321k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Freewheelers, based in Leatherhead, enables people with and without disabilities to produce and participate in high-quality original theatre, film and dance, challenging barriers and perceptions. Our students perform in live shows, and their films are shown widely. We won two Inspire Marks in the 2012 Cultural Olympics. In 2015 our film "Steep Rain" was shown at the UN Enable Film Festival.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rosetta Arts CIO | London | £322k |
| Arts and Homelessness International | London | £322k |
| Isle of Wight Society for the Blind | Newport | £321k |
| The Emily Jordan Foundation Projects Limited | Bewdley | £322k |