Headlong Theatre Limited

Analysis

Headlong Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in August 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01171757). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Headlong Theatre Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.9m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. 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, Headlong Theatre Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manchester Camerata Limited (£1.9m), Active Communities Network Limited (£1.9m) and Global Education Oregon in London (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50% and donations and legacies 50%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £587k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.