Breaking Convention Events

Analysis

Breaking Convention Events is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08482397). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Breaking Convention Events reported income of £228k and spending of £225k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2,207 to £228k (+10224%), an average of +219% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 819%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, Breaking Convention Events sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shire Hall (Dorchester) Trust (£228k), Trinant Sports and Social Club Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (£228k) and The Retford Majestic Theatre Co Ltd (£228k).