Stepping Out Theatre

Analysis

Stepping Out Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability 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 February 2025, Stepping Out Theatre reported income of £114k and spending of £128k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £83k to £114k (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Stepping Out Theatre sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Viscountess Barrington Homes for Disadvantaged Ex-Service Personnel CIO (£114k), Herne Bay Baptist Church (£114k) and The BCS Foundation (£114k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.