The Riot Ensemble

Analysis

The Riot Ensemble is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in May 2018, 8 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Riot Ensemble reported income of £207k and spending of £244k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £158k to £207k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Riot Ensemble 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 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Makebelieve Arts (£207k), Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust (£207k) and Brighton Theatre Group (£207k).