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SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1018887 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEEP IMPACT THEATRE COMPANY, YOUTH THEATRE IN ARTS

Community work, stage plays, short films and other educational projects with young people.

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Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£133k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £153,950 for the year ended April 2025, up from £130,653 in the previous year, resulting in a positive financial result. The charity employs 17 staff members and utilizes unrestricted funds to plan for three months of core running costs. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continued operation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £33,973 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The project director in charge of coordinating all aspects of all projects and running the company was paid £33,973 for the year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months core and running costs
“Unrestricted funds are used to plan for three months core and running costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Walsall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£154k£133k
30/04/2024£131k£150k
30/04/2023£114k£91k
30/04/2022£49k£52k
30/04/2021£34k£33k

Common questions

Is SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income rose to £153,950 for the year ended April 2025, up from £130,653 in the previous year, resulting in a positive financial result. The charity employs 17 staff members and utilizes unrestricted funds to plan for three months of core running costs. The trustees confirm that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no immediate risk to the charity's continued operation.

What does the highest-paid employee of SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £33,973 band.

Who funds SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SHELDON TRUST, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, LIVING WELL UK, THE NORTON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£12kArts and Culture
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2023£9kCommunity Projects
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£5kEducational projects
LIVING WELL UKFY2024£5kVCFSE
THE SHELDON TRUSTFY2024£5kCommunity Projects
LIVING WELL UKFY2023£5kVCFSE
THE NORTON FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kGrants to institutions
THE RATCLIFF FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2022£4kYouth
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kArts and Culture
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2023£3kSocial Action
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3kArts and Culture
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
W F SOUTHALL TRUSTFY2024£3kSocial Action
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE NORTON FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kSocial activity
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE NORTON FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kGrants awarded to organisations
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£2kArts and Culture
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£2k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£2kArts and Culture
EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITYFY2022£2k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kUses theatre to improve understanding and empathy among disadvantaged young people in the West Midlands.
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kArts and Culture
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kArts and Culture
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kSet materials and costumes for this pop-up theatre company improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kArts and Culture
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£1kCharitable activities
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2023£1kArts and Culture
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kArts and Culture
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2022£1kQuarterly Grants for Institutions - Round Three - The Arts - BAME Communities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2023£8kMy grand-parents; my parents and I

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£1.0m
THE HEALTH FOUNDATION1£496k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION1£382k
THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£145k
Tinsley Charitable Trust1£40k
HIGHWAY ONE TRUST1£35k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS£154k£33,9730unclear—no doubt
NEW PRODUCERS FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY FY2025£275k—0below—no doubt
CENTRESTAGE PRODUCTIONS YOUTH THEATRE FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
SUSSEX COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£4.9m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
STONE CRABS PRODUCTIONS FY2025£239k—0below—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.