Boathouse Theatre Arts
Analysis
Boathouse Theatre Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Boathouse Theatre Arts reported income of £19k and spending of £17k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £580 to £19k (+3165%), an average of +139% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 388%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Boathouse Theatre Arts sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Woking Strokeability (£19k), Sompting Village Hall (£19k) and The Oadby Village Hall Fund (£19k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Boathouse Theatre Arts provides specialist performing arts projects for children and young adults who have a learning and/or physical disability. Boathouse runs three groups: Boathouse for Children (aged 5-15); Boathouse Theatre Company (young adults); and a Sensory group for adults who have profound and multiple disabilities. Boathouse is based in Hastings and Bexhill.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Woking Strokeability | Surrey | £19k |
| Sompting Village Hall | Lancing | £19k |
| The Oadby Village Hall Fund | Leicester | £19k |
| The Belvoir Charitable Trust | Grantham | £19k |