World Jungle Limited

What World Jungle Limited does

World Jungle Limited is a Gloucestershire-based community interest company founded in 2006 by Jane Manning and Ben Ward. It delivers in-person creative, cultural, and wellbeing programmes — including African dance, African drumming, circus skills, world dance styles, art exploration, and health and wellness sessions — primarily to schools, festivals, families, and community groups across the South West of England. The organisation also operates a 12m Big Top Tent hire service, online donation-based Pilates and mindfulness classes, and Scotland-based wellbeing retreats through a partnership with Kirkton Retreats. It holds a co-lead role in the Department for Education's Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programmes in Gloucestershire and runs large funded initiatives including the Cotswold Youth Network and The Great Big Climate Circus.

The organisation has no proprietary technology platform; service delivery rests on DBS-checked, insured instructors and a diversified workshop catalogue. Revenue is generated through four streams: (1) workshop delivery fees charged to schools, (2) Big Top Tent and event services hire (starting from £1,400), (3) grant-funded programme delivery — most notably £1,498,915.95 from The National Lottery Community Fund over four years for The Great Big Climate Circus and £380,000 over three years for the Cotswold Youth Network — and (4) donation-based online wellbeing classes. Customer reach is anchored by recurring presence at major UK festivals (Glastonbury, WOMAD, Shambala, Love Saves The Day, St Paul's Festival) and by long-standing relationships with Gloucestershire County Council, Cotswold District Council, BBC Children in Need, Tesco, and the Co-operative Group. World Jungle maintains GDPR-compliant data handling and published safeguarding policies, with a leadership team of fewer than ten including Ben Ward (Director and CEO), Jane Manning (Director), Elisabeth Winkler (Director and Climate Circus Comms Lead), Richard Davis (Artistic Director), and Lorna Fowkes (Climate Circus Activities Lead).

Name

World Jungle Limited

Legal name

World Jungle

Website

https://worldjungle.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

World Jungle Limited is a Gloucestershire-based community interest company delivering in-person arts, culture, and wellbeing workshops and events to schools, festivals, families, and councils across the South West of England, funded primarily by National Lottery grants and workshop fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts and Wellbeing Services

NAICS

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (713990), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking) (EDAMALAH)

Keywords

• Community arts workshops
• Schools cultural workshops
• Festival event services
• Wellbeing programmes
• Youth community projects

Headquarters

HQ city

Dursley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Workshop Delivery: Fees charged for cultural and creative workshops delivered to schools, including African dance, drumming, circus skills, art exploration, and dance styles from around the world. Sessions range from 1 hour to full day formats.
2. Event Hire and Big Top Tent Rental: Rental of the 12m Big Top Tent for events, parties, festivals, and corporate functions. Prices start from £1,400. Includes circus skills, walkabout acts, cabaret shows, African drumming, wellbeing activities, and professional sound system.
3. Funded Programme Delivery: Delivery of government and Lottery-funded community programmes including The Great Big Climate Circus (£1.49M from National Lottery), Cotswold Youth Network (£380,000), and Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes in partnership with local councils.
4. Wellbeing Classes: Online and in-person Pilates and mindfulness classes offered on a donation basis, helping support community health and wellbeing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

World Jungle Limited delivers in-person cultural, creative and wellbeing workshops and events for schools, festivals, community groups and individuals across Gloucestershire and the South West of England. Offerings include African dance and drumming workshops, circus skills, art exploration, world dance styles, Big Top Tent hire, festival activity zones, climate action programmes and online/in-person Pilates and mindfulness classes.

Product overview

World Jungle Limited is a community organisation offering a diverse portfolio of creative, cultural and wellbeing services. The core offerings include Schools Workshops (African Dance, African Drumming, Circus Skills, Dance Styles Around the World, Art Exploration, Calm and Focused Sessions, and Big Top Circus Days), Events and Festival Services (Festival Activities, Fundays, Summer Holiday Programmes, Circus Skills and Giant Bubbles, and Event Management), Health and Wellbeing Services (Online Pilates, Online Mindfulness, Kirkton Retreats, Flourish Retreat, and HAF 1:1 Consultations), and Climate Action Programmes (The Great Big Climate Circus and Climate Circus Workshops). Additional offerings include The Big Top Tent hire and the Cotswold Youth Network. The company operates primarily across Gloucestershire and the South West of England, serving schools, families, communities, festivals and corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Great Big Climate Circus: A youth-led creative climate programme working across 12 communities in Gloucestershire, combining circus, music, performance, visual arts and hands-on activities to make climate action accessible.

Products and services

• Calm and Focused Sessions Health and wellbeing workshops providing practical tools for physical and mental health through Yoga, Pilates, mindful movement, and calming headphone sessions for staff wellbeing days and school sessions.
• African Dance Workshops Workshops exploring the rhythms and expressive movements of traditional African dance, promoting physical activity, coordination, creativity, teamwork and cultural awareness for school and community audiences.
• African Drumming and Percussion Interactive drumming workshop teaching traditional West African pieces using Djembe drums and African percussion instruments, enhancing coordination, listening, teamwork and confidence through group performance.
• Circus Skills Workshops Circus arts workshops teaching juggling, plate spinning, diabolo and more while developing coordination, focus and teamwork in a playful and supportive environment.
• Dance Styles Around the World Dance workshops covering diverse styles including African Dance, Indian Dance, Caribbean Dance, Street Dance, Latin Dance, Jive, Swing and Charleston, offering cultural significance and appreciation of diverse traditions.
• Art Exploration Workshops Arts and crafts workshops creating unique hands-on projects inspired by global traditions and cultures from around the world, developing creativity and cultural awareness.
• Big Top Tent Hire 12m diameter Big Top Tent available for hire with capacity of 250 (max) and 120 (comfortable), suitable for parties, school celebrations, festivals, corporate events, and community fundraisers. Prices start from £1,400.
• Big Top Circus Days 12m Big Top Tent hire with full circus experience including skills workshops, walkabout acts, creative art and dance workshops, cabaret shows, African dance and drumming, wellbeing activities, DJs and sound system.
• Festival Activities for Children Events packages providing activity zones for children and families including Circus Fun and Games, Giant Bubbles, Festival Games, Funky Festival Fashion, Wild Play and Bushcraft, Festival Beats, and Creative Art Workshops.
• Fundays and Playdays Mobile team providing fun, exciting and creative activities for children, young people and families in parks, open spaces or community venues, including African drumming, circus skills, DJing, creative art projects, outdoor cooking, dance and games.
• Summer Holiday Programmes Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programmes delivered in partnership with local councils, with activities including African drumming, circus skills, arts and crafts, cookery, outdoor play and bushcraft sessions.
• Event Management Services Full event management services for delivering whole events or providing activities to support existing programmes for festivals including WOMAD, Love Saves The Day, Glastonbury, Shambala, Wychwood and others.
• Online Pilates Online Pilates classes held on Thursdays at 8:30am with different focuses each week including Pelvic Health, Core, Chair and Recuperative. Donations welcome.
• Online Mindfulness Small and intimate online mindfulness class held on Wednesdays at 8:30am. Donations welcome.
• HAF 1:1 Nutrition and Wellbeing Consultations Free 1:1 supportive online wellbeing and nutrition sessions with Oria Davis, helping parents explore healthy meals and personal and family wellbeing.
• Kirkton Retreats Health and wellbeing retreats at Kirkton House in Scotland offering programmes to discover true nature and boost body, mind and overall wellness.
• The Great Big Climate Circus A touring, youth-led creative climate programme working across 12 communities in Gloucestershire. Through circus, music, performance, visual arts and hands-on activities, young people co-create climate action events.
• Cotswold Youth Network Network providing youth clubs, inclusive provision, mentoring and building capacity of the sector across the Cotswolds. Funded with £380,000 by The National Lottery over three years starting in 2020.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported 2,000+ children and young people with positive activities in summer 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Creative SustainabilitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey delivery partner for The Great Big Climate Circus programme. World Jungle may share personal information with Creative Sustainability CIC solely for responding to enquiries related to The Great Big Climate Circus.
• Bromford FlagshipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for The Great Big Climate Circus, bringing expertise in environmental action and community engagement.
• Cotswolds National LandscapecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for The Great Big Climate Circus, contributing environmental and landscape expertise to the programme.
• Ernest Cook TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for The Great Big Climate Circus, providing environmental action and outdoor learning expertise.
• On the Brink ArtscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partner for The Great Big Climate Circus, contributing creative practice and arts expertise to the youth-led climate programme.
• Kirkton RetreatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Flourish Retreat programmes at Kirkton House in Scotland, a location for health and wellbeing retreats.
• Gloucestershire County CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-leading development of Department for Education's Holiday Activities and Food Programmes in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council.
• Cotswold District CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in HAF programme delivery and historical funder of Summer off the Streets holiday activities.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Z-Arts: Manchester children's and young people's arts venue offering workshops, performances, and creative programmes for schools and families — comparable community-facing cultural arts delivery for young audiences.
• Polka Theatre: London children's theatre offering performances and creative learning workshops for schools and families — comparable performing arts education organisation with strong schools workshop portfolio.
• Half Moon Theatre: East London young people's theatre producing touring performances and delivering school workshops and youth programmes — comparable theatre/performance education charity targeting schools and communities.
• Emergency Exit Arts: London-based participatory arts organisation creating large-scale outdoor events and community programmes — comparable community-led creative events and workshop delivery model.
• Take Art: Somerset-based arts education charity delivering cultural workshops, performance, and youth programmes to schools and communities — directly comparable rural South West arts-education delivery model.
• Apples and Snakes: England's leading spoken word poetry organisation delivering creative writing and performance workshops in schools and at festivals — comparable artist-led school workshop and festival delivery model.

Emerging players

• Turtle Key Arts: UK arts education charity running creative workshops, performances, and projects for young people and communities — comparable but smaller-scale arts workshop delivery charity.

Broad incumbents

• Big Dance Company: Operated by The Place, runs national dance participation and schools workshop programmes — comparable dance workshop delivery at broader national scale, with deeper institutional backing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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