Dancebox Theatre Works

Analysis

Dancebox Theatre Works is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Dancebox Theatre Works reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £520k to £1.5m (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dancebox Theatre Works sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Business Launchpad (£1.5m), Girls Are Investors (£1.5m) and University of Bradford Union (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £593k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.