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Home from HOME Impact Report 2025-26

HOME is Manchester's centre for international contemporary art, theatre and film. Its Home from HOME Impact Report 2025-26 records 1,404 residents from underserved areas of the city taking part in 159 workshops exploring theatre, film and visual art, with their work performed to an audience of nearly 1,000.

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About

HOME is Manchester's centre for international contemporary art, theatre, film and learning. Home from HOME is its flagship community programme, bringing sustained creative opportunities to neighbourhoods with the least access to culture.

Key Metrics

Residents taking part 1,404 residents from some of Manchester's most underserved areas took part in the programme's second year.
Workshops delivered 159 workshops delivered exploring theatre, film and visual art, alongside 18 trips to see professional work.
Community performance Work created with local artists and residents was performed for an audience of nearly 1,000 people.
Year one foundation 1,170 residents took part in 119 workshops in year one, making three exhibitions and a short film.

Key Outcomes

  • 1,404 residents made films, visual art and theatre in their own neighbourhoods.
  • Community-created work took its place at the heart of HOME's public programme.

Geography

North West

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University
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