--- title: "The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO — charity 1170354 | CharityCompare" description: "The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO (charity 1170354): income £383k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-twisting-ducks-theatre-company-cio retrieved: 2026-10-11T04:48:05.235Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1170354CIO TD # The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thetwistingducks.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1170354&subId=0) Work at The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-twisting-ducks-theatre-company-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Twisting%20Ducks%20Theatre%20Company%20CIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £383,048 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £337,547 Registered charity number 1170354 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Milburn house Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.thetwistingducks.co.uk](http://www.thetwistingducks.co.uk/) Quick answer The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO (number 1170354) 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO do? Our aim is to enable people with learning disabilites and autism to take part in the arts and to produce theatre and film that helps them to explore the issues that are most important to them, increase their skills and independence, improve their helath and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and and become more visible and active in their communities. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO Answers The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's highest-paid staff paid? The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO'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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO'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 24 November 2016 Where it says it operates Scotland · Northern Ireland · Northumberland · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · South Tyneside · Sunderland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** People With Disabilities. **Reported activities:** Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO registered for? Disability ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO. 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](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-twisting-ducks-theatre-company-cio&type=claim&name=The%20Twisting%20Ducks%20Theatre%20Company%20CIO) [Visit charity website](http://www.thetwistingducks.co.uk/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO as a registered charity (number 1170354) 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's charity number? The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's charity number is 1170354. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1170354? Search 1170354 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO do? Our aim is to enable people with learning disabilites and autism to take part in the arts and to produce theatre and film that helps them to explore the issues that are most important to them, increase their skills and independence, improve their helath and wellbeing, reduce social isolation and and become more visible and active in their communities. Does The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO. 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO? The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.thetwistingducks.co.uk. 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO'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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO? The register records The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO 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 The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's trustees paid? The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO registered as a charity? The Twisting Ducks Theatre Company CIO was entered on the register on 24 November 2016. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1170354&subId=0).