Mayday Rooms
Analysis
Mayday Rooms is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07780658). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Mayday Rooms reported income of £128k and spending of £136k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £99k to £128k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Mayday Rooms sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridgeshire Police Shrievalty Trust (£128k), Manorbrook Out of School Club (£128k) and St Andrew's Church Playgroup (£128k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of Mayday Rooms are to advance education for the public benefit by making accessible and disseminating archives, documents and practices relating to social and cultural history and emancipatory movements.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire Police Shrievalty Trust | Peterborough | £128k |
| Manorbrook Out of School Club | Bristol | £128k |
| St Andrew's Church Playgroup | Edgware | £128k |
| Dartford Science and Technology College Voluntary School Fund | Dartford | £128k |