LEEDS THEATRE IN EDUCATION COMPANY

What LEEDS THEATRE IN EDUCATION COMPANY does

Leeds Theatre in Education Company is a registered UK charity (No. 1058001) and private limited company (No. 3240838) operating participatory educational theatre programmes for children, young people, vulnerable adults and professionals. Founded in 1970 as the in-house TIE company of Leeds Playhouse, it became independent in 1993 and today is one of the few surviving dedicated Theatre in Education companies in the UK. Its core products are five participatory productions — Looking for Callum (grooming/CSE), The Witch's House (knife crime, hate crime, domestic violence), The Boy Under the Bed (domestic violence and mental health), One Of Fagin's Boys (crime, bullying, substance misuse), and The Real Boy (health, wellbeing, safeguarding) — each delivered as a play plus workshop and follow-up teaching pack on the client's premises.

The underlying methodology is a human-led participatory theatre framework rather than a technology platform: trained actor-facilitators deliver live performance in schools, community centres, hostels and professional venues, then lead structured discussion and drama-based group work to enable safe exploration of sensitive social issues. The intellectual property sits in the team's 50+ years of collective practice, the script and workshop library, and brand reputation rather than in any software or AI components. A Legacy Project (2020) documents the company's history and creative process via video, podcasts and social media.

Commercially, the company sells bespoke, quote-priced programme bookings and professional development packages (Safeguarding Training, Creative Approaches Towards Literacy CPD residency) to schools, community groups, third-sector organisations, housing associations, medical professionals, police and students. It is a direct-delivery, professional-services micro-entity with four core staff (three full-time plus a part-time administrator), based at Parklands Primary School in Leeds, operating regionally and nationally on a custom-quote basis. No revenue figures, pricing or app/digital products are disclosed.

Name

LEEDS THEATRE IN EDUCATION COMPANY

Legal name

Leeds Theatre in Education

Website

https://leedstie.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Leeds Theatre in Education Company is a Leeds-based UK charity delivering participatory theatre programmes and training on sensitive social issues to schools, community groups and professionals across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeds

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Educational Theatre Programme Bookings: The company charges fees for booking educational theatre programmes in schools, youth groups, and community settings. Each booking includes a participatory play, workshop element, and follow-up packs.
2. Professional Development Training: Customised professional training packages for teachers, third sector organisations, housing associations, medical professionals, police, and students. Training includes safeguarding workshops and creative approaches towards literacy CPD residencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leeds Theatre in Education designs and delivers participatory educational theatre programmes consisting of a live play, post-play workshops, and follow-up teaching materials that enable children, young people, and adults to discuss sensitive issues such as safeguarding, grooming and CSE, domestic violence, knife crime, hate crime, mental health, bullying, and substance misuse. The company also provides professional development training packages for teachers, third-sector organisations, housing associations, medical professionals, police, and students, delivered on-site at client premises.

Product overview

Leeds Theatre in Education is an educational theatre company offering participatory theatre programmes that combine live drama with workshop elements and follow-up materials. The core products are five distinct productions (Looking for Callum, The Witch's House, The Boy Under the Bed, One Of Fagin's Boys, and The Real Boy) addressing sensitive social issues such as domestic violence, safeguarding, grooming, mental health, and knife crime. These are complemented by two professional development training packages (Safeguarding Training and Creative Approaches Towards Literacy) for educators and professionals. The company also maintains The Legacy Project documenting its 50-year history. All programmes are delivered on-site at schools, community groups, and professional settings, with each booking including workshop elements and follow-up packs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Looking for Callum A two-part participatory theatre programme examining grooming and child sexual exploitation (CSE), supporting work on health and wellbeing, safe relationships, homophobia and domestic abuse. Devised in partnership with the BLAST Project and delivered to primary school pupils and community groups.
• The Witch's House A participatory theatre programme addressing knife crime, hate crime and domestic violence, consisting of a play, post-play discussions, workshops and teaching support materials for primary schools (Years 5 and 6), high schools and youth groups.
• The Boy Under the Bed An active theatre production for ages 6+ exploring domestic violence, mental health issues, divided families and emotional literacy through the story of a young boy and the 'naughty boy' under his bed.
• One Of Fagin's Boys A theatre programme inspired by Charles Dickens, addressing domestic violence, crime, anti-social behaviour, health and wellbeing, bullying, and alcohol and drug misuse for children aged 10 upwards.
• The Real Boy A two-part participatory theatre programme for Year 4-6 and adult groups addressing health and wellbeing, safeguarding, emotional literacy and PSHCE, covering domestic violence, disability awareness, alcohol misuse and racism.
• Safeguarding Training A three-hour workshop beginning with a performance of one of the company's plays, using the world of the play to explore safeguarding issues, raise awareness of child protection policies, and help staff identify signs of children at risk. Targeted at teachers, third-sector organisations, housing associations, medical professionals, and police.
• Creative Approaches Towards Literacy A CPD residency for teachers using creative drama techniques to support literacy development, including teacher in and out of role, freeze frame, narrating, and location mapping.

Quantifiable outcome

• Many children who might not otherwise speak up and express themselves did.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BLAST ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLooking for Callum was devised in partnership with the BLAST Project as part of an Educational Theatre Programme examining grooming and CSE issues. BLAST Project contributed to the development of the programme content and approach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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