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Horse and Bamboo Theatre

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Horse and Bamboo Theatre is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Horse and Bamboo Theatre?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£279,971
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£352,890
Registered charity number
292326
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Waterfoot
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

What does the register show for Horse and Bamboo Theatre?

Horse and Bamboo Theatre (number 292326) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Horse and Bamboo Theatre do?

The promotion of public education and the encouragement of the arts through the visual and performance arts. It achieves its charitable objectives through its principal activities. Horse + Bamboo exists to pursue excellence in visual theatre and related activities and to take innovative theatre to sections of the community who may not easily access it.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-21.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Horse and Bamboo Theatre

Answers Horse and Bamboo Theatre gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Horse and Bamboo Theatre's highest-paid staff paid?

Horse and Bamboo Theatre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Horse and Bamboo Theatre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Horse and Bamboo Theatre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01731859 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
Little World Limited
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-21. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Horse and Bamboo Theatre registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Horse and Bamboo Theatre yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Horse and Bamboo Theatre. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Horse and Bamboo Theatre a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Horse and Bamboo Theatre as a registered charity (number 292326) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Horse and Bamboo Theatre's charity number?
Horse and Bamboo Theatre's charity number is 292326. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 292326?
Search 292326 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Horse and Bamboo Theatre do?
The promotion of public education and the encouragement of the arts through the visual and performance arts. It achieves its charitable objectives through its principal activities. Horse + Bamboo exists to pursue excellence in visual theatre and related activities and to take innovative theatre to sections of the community who may not easily access it.
Does Horse and Bamboo Theatre have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Horse and Bamboo Theatre. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Horse and Bamboo Theatre?
Horse and Bamboo Theatre's website listed in our register data is http://www.horseandbamboo.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Horse and Bamboo Theatre's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Horse and Bamboo Theatre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Horse and Bamboo Theatre?
The register records Horse and Bamboo Theatre as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Horse and Bamboo Theatre's trustees paid?
Horse and Bamboo Theatre's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Horse and Bamboo Theatre previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Horse and Bamboo Theatre: Little World Limited.
When was Horse and Bamboo Theatre registered as a charity?
Horse and Bamboo Theatre was entered on the register on 6 February 1985. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01731859).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-21, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.