Rabble Theatre

Analysis

Rabble Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in September 2018, 8 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 services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rabble Theatre reported income of £421k and spending of £450k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to December 2025, income grew from £345k to £421k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rabble Theatre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Low Mill Outdoor Education Centre CIO (£421k), Seaham Eastlea and District Community Association (£422k) and Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy (£421k).