RABBLE THEATRE

Registered charity 1179903 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FORMALLY KNOWN AS READING BETWEEN THE LINES (RBL) THEATRE COMPANY

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Latest income
£421k
Latest spending
£450k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £28,871 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £421,491 against total expenditure of £450,362. The trustees note that this deficit is expected to be compensated for in 2026 due to the ongoing national tour of their production 'Glitch'.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of average operating expenditure (held: £31k)
“The target reserve level is equivalent to three months of average operating expenditure, excluding non-cash costs such as depreciation.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RABBLE Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2024)

Total income
£633k
Total spending
£666k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£421k£450k
31/12/2024£443k£422k
31/01/2024£633k£666k
31/01/2023£396k£370k
31/01/2022£345k£357k

Common questions

Is RABBLE THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £28,871 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £421,491 against total expenditure of £450,362. The trustees note that this deficit is expected to be compensated for in 2026 due to the ongoing national tour of their production 'Glitch'. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RABBLE THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RABBLE THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FENTON ARTS TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE EARLEY CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kEducational donations
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£5kArts & Heritage
THE DAVID BROWNLOW CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kSupport for Mock Trials Competition in Berkshire schools.
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£4kArts & Heritage
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2023£2kApplications
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2021£2k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2024£1kArts & Heritage
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£615Arts & Heritage
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0
THE EARLEY CHARITYFY2024£-4kApplications

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/11/2025£82kOur Memories
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/07/2023£10k"Connecting local communities with their own dramatic history; Henry I in Reading"
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2022£10kRABBLE React 'Can You See Me?' workshops
UK government01/02/2022£107kCulture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GLOBE PLAYERS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RABBLE THEATRE£421k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GLOBE PLAYERS LTD FY2024£370k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
RUDOLF STEINER PRESS FY2025£243k——unclear—no doubt
1692 FY2025£462k—0within—no doubt
ALEXANDER SHTIEBEL FY2024£248k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.