Phoenix Dance Theatre

Analysis

Phoenix Dance Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in September 1985, 41 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 company (Companies House number 01921513). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Phoenix Dance Theatre reported income of £998k and spending of £1.2m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £805k to £998k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Phoenix Dance Theatre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brass for Africa (£998k), Okre: Opening Knowledge Across Research and Entertainment (£999k) and Design West (£998k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61% and charitable activities 39%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 30 people.

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.