Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance

Analysis

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sidcup. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00508616). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance reported income of £14.0m and spending of £13.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £10.1m to £14.0m (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lycee International de Londres (£13.9m), Nuffield College in the University of Oxford (£14.0m) and Crosfields School (£13.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 170 people.