Box of Tricks Theatre Company
Analysis
Box of Tricks Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2012, 14 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 07593599). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Box of Tricks Theatre Company reported income of £175k and spending of £142k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £53k to £175k (+232%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Box of Tricks 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 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth Textile Collections (£175k), Newcastle Arts Centre Trust Ltd (£175k) and Drake Calleja Trust (£175k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principal activity of the company remains the advancement of the arts by the promotion in particular, but not exclusively, of the art of drama
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth Textile Collections | Carnforth | £175k |
| Newcastle Arts Centre Trust Ltd | Newcastle Upon Tyne | £175k |
| Drake Calleja Trust | London | £175k |
| Sef Cymru | Cardiff | £175k |