Transform Healthcare Limited

What Transform Healthcare Limited does

Transform (legal entity: Transform Theatre Projects) is a registered charity (No. 1162870) and company limited by guarantee (No. 09676458) operating in England and Wales, founded in 2011 and trading under the name 'Transform'. It produces and curates the UK's leading biennial festival for inclusive, international contemporary performance, staged across multiple Leeds venues with Transform 25 delivered 21–25 October 2025 and Transform 27 scheduled for October 2027. The festival serves over 12,000 attendees per edition through a programme of ticketed performances, free events, outdoor installations and community engagement activity, supported by year-round workshops, networking events and the Young Curators talent-development programme.

The commercial product is a curated performance festival (the 'Transform Festival') rather than a technology platform; supporting products include Pay What You Can ticketing (£2–£35 sliding scale), commissioned performances by international artists, and add-on programmes such as the Young Curators initiative and the Making Space international research collaboration with The GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi (British Council Catalyst Grant funded). Distribution runs through direct online booking via transformfestival.org, Leeds Playhouse as official box office partner, and venue box offices at Howard Assembly Room, Carriageworks Theatre, Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, stage@leeds and others.

Revenue is hybrid: ticket transactions through Pay What You Can (plus a £2.50 Leeds Playhouse booking fee per transaction), public grants from Arts Council England, Leeds City Council, the UK Government (UK Shared Prosperity Fund), West Yorkshire Combined Authority, the British Council and assorted trusts/foundations, and charitable donations via JustGiving. The senior team comprises Artistic Director & CEO Amy Letman, Executive Producer Ema Boswood (promoted 2026), Senior Communications Manager Hannah Keating (promoted 2026), Executive Director Ali Ford, General Manager Brad Welch and a small delivery team of freelance and full-time producers. Note: the query references 'Transform Healthcare Limited', but the source material describes a performing arts charity with no healthcare operations.

Name

Transform Healthcare Limited

Legal name

Transform Theatre Projects

Website

https://transformfestival.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Transform (Transform Theatre Projects) is a UK registered charity running a biennial international contemporary performance festival across multiple Leeds venues, serving 12,000+ attendees per edition through a Pay What You Can ticketing model and supporting artists and young curators via commissioning, workshops and an international partnership with Nairobi's GoDown Arts Centre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Festival

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Dance Companies (711120)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dance Festivals & Dance Series (MPAGADAJ)

Keywords

• Performing arts festival
• Contemporary performance
• International performance arts
• Live performance events
• Arts festival curation

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Pay What You Can ticket model ranging from £2-£35 plus booking fees. This model enables broad accessibility while allowing those who can pay more to subsidize access for others.
2. Public Funding & Grants: Significant funding from Arts Council England, Leeds City Council, UK Government, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, British Council, and various trusts and foundations.
3. Donations: Charitable donations through JustGiving platform for supporting the festival's accessibility mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Transform produces a biennial international contemporary performance festival held across multiple Leeds venues, delivering ticketed and free performances, workshops, and community programming to over 12,000 audience members. The festival features bold, socially-conscious international performance by artists from across the globe, supported by a unique Pay What You Can ticketing model (£2–£35), comprehensive accessibility services, and a Young Curators talent development programme.

Product overview

Transform is the UK's leading festival for inclusive, international performance, operating as a single unified festival product delivered biennially. The core Transform Festival experience combines ticketed performances (including EXXY, Rinse, The Things Around Us, Magic Maids, The Joystick and The Reins, RUNNER, Free, The Last Supper, IT'S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!, blackmilk, PERPETUUM, Dear Laila, Surrender, and Doomsday Disco) with a Pay What You Can ticketing model (£2–£35) to ensure financial accessibility. Supporting programmes include the Young Curators Programme, Making Space international collaboration with Nairobi, Transform Happy Hour networking events, and artist-led workshops. The festival operates across multiple Leeds venues including Leeds Playhouse, Howard Assembly Room, Carriageworks Theatre, and The Warehouse in Holbeck.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transform Festival The UK's leading biennial festival for inclusive, international contemporary performance, delivering bold, brave, vivid and socially-conscious programming across major Leeds venues (Leeds Playhouse, Howard Assembly Room, Carriageworks Theatre, The Warehouse in Holbeck) and unusual locations, experienced by over 12,000 people per edition.
• Pay What You Can Ticketing Inclusive ticketing programme with a sliding scale of ticket prices from £2 to £35 across eight income-based tiers, ensuring accessibility regardless of financial circumstances and allowing higher-paying attendees to subsidise access for others.
• Young Curators Programme Development programme for nine multidisciplinary artists and creatives aged 18-25 learning to run an ambitious international festival through hands-on curation, with cross-border connections to a parallel Nairobi cohort via the Making Space programme.
• Making Space Programme International arts research programme in partnership with The GoDown Arts Centre (Nairobi) exploring ways to empower young people in their cities, supported by a British Council Catalyst Grant and creating connections between arts organisations, artists, local authorities and young people in Leeds and Nairobi.
• Transform Happy Hour Free drop-in informal gathering for conversation and context on the festival programme, hosted at Outlaws Yacht Club during the festival period.
• Rinsing: Constructing Fiction from Autobiography Workshop Workshop led by Amrita Hepi and Bakani Pick-Up investigating possibilities of constructing fiction from autobiographical elements.
• Magic Maids: Broomology 101 Workshop Three-hour workshop by Eisa Jocson and Venuri Perera using the broom as a central axis connecting archetypes of the witch and the housemaid.
• Accessibility Services Comprehensive accessibility provisions including captioned, BSL interpreted and audio described performances, wheelchair spaces, captioning equipment (Micro Capital Access Grant) and an open door policy across the festival.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The GoDown Arts Centre (Nairobi)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2024Transform is collaborating with The GoDown Arts Centre in Nairobi to deliver MAKING SPACE, a new arts research programme exploring ways to empower young people in their cities. This international partnership is supported by a Catalyst Grant from The British Council, creating connections between arts organisations, artists, local authorities and young people in Leeds and Nairobi.
• Leeds PlayhousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor co-presenting partner and official box office partner for Transform festivals. Host venue for Courtyard and Quarry theatres.
• Howard Assembly RoomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting venue partner for Transform performances, including The Things Around Us and Black Repetitions events.
• stage@leeds (University of Leeds)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity venue partner co-presenting Rinse performance at Transform 25.
• Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner co-presenting Free and Magic Maids performances, supporting student involvement in festival.
• Carriageworks TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting partner for RUNNER performance, part of Transform 25 festival.
• The Warehouse in HolbeckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner venue (operated by Slung Low) hosting Transform Happy Hour, The Joystick and The Reins, and Surrender events.
• Leeds Kirkgate MarketsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIconic Leeds market venue hosting Dear Laila installation and An Olive Tree: A Living Archive.
• Stanley & Audrey Burton TheatresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenting partner for blackmilk performance at Transform 25.
• TestbedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlternative venue partner hosting Doomsday Disco grand finale event.
• Yorkshire DancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization co-presenting PERPETUUM outdoor installation with Light Night Leeds.
• Light Night LeedssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for PERPETUUM outdoor video installation at Transform 25.
• Battersea Arts CentresupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK partner co-commissioning and co-producing multiple performances including EXXY, IT'S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!, and RUNNER.
• IETMsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network for contemporary performing arts hosting Focus Bradford alongside Transform 25 festival.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Take Me Somewhere: Glasgow-based international performance festival presenting experimental contemporary performance. Comparable as a Scottish/UK regional festival focused on international contemporary performance and artist development outside London.
• Fierce Festival: Birmingham-based biennial live art festival presenting experimental and queer performance across multiple venues. Comparable on regional UK basis, biennial cadence, experimental contemporary focus, and multi-venue distribution model.
• LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre): London-based biennial international theatre festival presenting bold contemporary performance from around the world. Directly comparable on the biennial cadence, international co-commissioning model, and accessibility/inclusion agenda that align with Transform's positioning.
• Edinburgh Festival Fringe: The UK's largest international arts festival, hosting thousands of experimental and contemporary performances each August across multiple Edinburgh venues. Most directly comparable peer by inclusion of international contemporary performance, multi-venue delivery, and audience-development focus.
• Battersea Arts Centre: South London venue and co-production partner that co-commissions and co-presents experimental international performance, including pieces with Transform. Comparable in curatorial focus on bold, socially-conscious new work and in working with international artists alongside UK producers.
• Dance Umbrella: London's international dance festival presenting cutting-edge contemporary choreography from around the world. Closely comparable given the significant dance component of Transform's programming (Free, Rinse, RUNNER, blackmilk) and shared international commissioning model.
• In Between Time: Bristol-based biennial festival for performance and live art presenting experimental contemporary work. Comparable on biennial cadence, fringe/experimental performance focus, and artist-development orientation across UK regional cities.
• Mayfest (Bristol): Bristol-based biennial experimental performance festival presenting contemporary performance across multiple venues. Comparable on biennial cadence, experimental/edge programming, and UK regional festival positioning distinct from London-centric arts scenes.

Broad incumbents

• Sadler's Wells: London's flagship dance venue and international dance presenter with year-round programming. Comparable as a major UK dance presenter with international artist relationships, though operating at significantly larger scale and as a year-round venue rather than biennial festival.

Regional players

• Yorkshire Dance: Leeds-based dance development organization and Transform 25 partner co-presenting PERPETUUM installation. Comparable as a regional dance development and programming organization operating in the same Yorkshire geography as Transform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/transformleeds
• Instagraminstagram.com/transform_leeds
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/transform-festival

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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