What Raze Collective does

Raze Collective is a UK-registered charity (Charity Number 1167655), founded in 2015 in London to support, develop, and nurture queer performance in the United Kingdom. The organisation was established in the aftermath of significant venue closures affecting the queer performance community and operates through a small team of approximately six freelancers. It curates a portfolio of six project categories — Cabaret, Music, Artist Development, Sector Support, Community Events, and Digital — alongside recurring event series including Scratch Sundays and Queer Clash Diaries, which serve as platforms for emerging and established queer artists. Its two primary served segments are queer performers and artists seeking development and performance opportunities, and queer community audiences seeking accessible cultural events.

The organisation's business model is donation-and-grant-funded, with supplementary revenue from affordable ticket sales via third-party platforms (Outsavvy) and free ticket distribution through community partners. Raze Collective is a core member of the Queer Arts Consortium (QUAC), alongside AndWhat? Queer Arts Festival, Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival, and The Cocoa Butter Club, with consortium-level data sharing for direct email marketing and coordinated programming. The organisation has codified accessibility commitments spanning BSL interpretation, gender-neutral bathrooms, closed captioning, scent reduction, quiet areas, and the FFZ (Free Passage, Flat Surface, Zero Barriers) principle.

Raze Collective's go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven. Distribution relies on organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram), a Wix-hosted website with event listings, an email mailing list, and venue partnerships with Arts Admin and SET Social. The organisation does not disclose any proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, or commercial software product; its digital stack is limited to standard third-party tools for ticketing and marketing.

Name

Raze Collective

Legal name

Raze Collective

Website

https://razecollective.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Raze Collective is a UK-registered charity founded in 2015 that curates events and performance opportunities for queer artists and audiences across the UK, operating through donations, ticket sales, and the Queer Arts Consortium partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Charity

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Festivals & Events Organizations (BPAGAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Queer performing arts
• Community arts programming
• Artist development support
• Arts charity services
• Cultural event curation

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorship: One-off gifts or monthly donations from supporters. Also seeks key sponsors and in-kind support from donors. Helps cover running costs and provides direct support to queer artists.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from affordable event tickets sold through ticketing platforms. Committed to providing affordable tickets and free tickets through community partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raze Collective is a UK-registered charity that curates and delivers a queer-led programme of performing arts events, scratch nights, cabaret, music, and community gatherings, alongside artist development, sector support, and digital content. It also sells affordable tickets to its events and provides direct support, training, and performance opportunities for queer creatives across the UK.

Product overview

Raze Collective is a UK-based charity (registered number 1167655) offering a portfolio of project categories under its queer-led, artist and community-driven programme. The organisation curates innovative events and performance opportunities across six core areas: Cabaret, Music, Artist Development, Sector Support, Community Events, and Digital. These project categories work together to provide a comprehensive support ecosystem for queer creatives, from development through to performance opportunities. Notable event series include Scratch Sundays and Queer Clash Diaries, which serve as platforms for emerging and established queer artists to present work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scratch Sundays

Quantifiable outcome

• Accessible events with BSL interpretation, closed captioning, and sensory accommodations

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Queer Arts Consortium (QUAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQUAC is a consortium made up of Raze Collective, AndWhat? Queer Arts Festival, Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival and The Cocoa Butter Club. As a consortium, partners share data for direct email marketing purposes and collaborate on queer arts initiatives.
• Arts AdmincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner hosting Scratch Sunday events including Queer Clash Diary. Arts Admin provides the physical space for Raze Collective programming.
• SET SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner hosting Scratch Sunday Pride Edition event on 2nd August. SET Social provides accessible venue space for community events.
• OutsavvyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party ticketing platform used for selling tickets to Scratch Sundays and other community events.
• AndWhat? Queer Arts FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the QUAC consortium - shares data and collaborates on queer arts events and initiatives.
• Fringe! Queer Arts & Film FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the QUAC consortium - shares data and collaborates on queer arts events and initiatives.
• The Cocoa Butter ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the QUAC consortium - shares data and collaborates on queer arts events and initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Homotopia: Liverpool-based LGBTQ+ arts and culture festival with year-round programming. Comparable to Raze in mission (queer-led performing arts), event-driven model, and UK-wide reach from a regional base.
• Duckie: Long-running London queer performance collective producing cabaret, club nights and live art with a community-led, artist-development ethos. Directly comparable to Raze in programme mix and queer arts focus.
• Marlborough Theatre: Brighton-based LGBTQ+-led performance venue and producer supporting queer and marginalised artists. Directly comparable to Raze as a small-scale, queer-led venue/producer with artist development programming.
• AndWhat? Queer Arts Festival: UK queer arts festival and fellow QUAC consortium member. Operates a similar event-driven, community-led model supporting LGBTQ+ artists, and shares data with Raze through the consortium.
• The Cocoa Butter Club: London-based performance collective celebrating performers of colour, and a fellow QUAC consortium member alongside Raze Collective. Both curate queer performance events with a focus on representation and accessibility, making it the closest direct peer.
• Fringe! Queer Arts & Film Festival: East London LGBTQ+ film and arts festival and QUAC consortium partner. Shares a queer arts curation mission, London base, and cross-promotional audience with Raze Collective.
• London LGBTQ+ Community Centre: London-based LGBTQ+ charity providing community space, programming and resources. Comparable to Raze in mission (LGBTQ+ community support, community-driven programming) and city focus, though with broader social-services scope.

Others

• ArtsAdmin: London-based arts charity providing venue space and producing support for independent artists, and a current venue partner of Raze (hosting Scratch Sundays). Comparable as a peer UK arts charity and key enabler of Raze's programming.
• Royal Vauxhall Tavern: Historic LGBTQ+ performance venue in London. Connected to Raze as a long-standing queer performance space whose closure pressures are part of the context Raze was founded to address; comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than a direct programming competitor.

Regional players

• Outburst Belfast: Belfast's LGBTQ+ arts and culture festival. Operates a similar queer-led performing arts mission to Raze but is anchored in Northern Ireland, making it a regional peer rather than a direct London competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/razecollective
• Facebookfacebook.com/razecollective
• Instagraminstagram.com/razecollective
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raze-collective

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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