CHOL INTERNATIONAL ARTS

Registered charity 1044256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHOL THEATRE

Chol Theatre is a community arts company that works to advance education and cohesion in society, through the advancement of the arts, in particular the art of drama. We work in education and community settings and produce arts and education projects that have a social commitment.

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Latest income
£315k
Latest spending
£304k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity increased its unrestricted reserves by £11,684 to end the year with £84,496. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on Arts Council England funding of £95,000 per year alongside project grants and earned income, noting that a long-running Paul Hamlyn funding stream is drawing to close.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£315k£304k
31/03/2024£315k£279k
31/03/2023£263k£274k
31/03/2022£258k£236k
31/03/2021£177k£172k

Common questions

Is CHOL INTERNATIONAL ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity increased its unrestricted reserves by £11,684 to end the year with £84,496. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on Arts Council England funding of £95,000 per year alongside project grants and earned income, noting that a long-running Paul Hamlyn funding stream is drawing to close. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/09/2024£42k"Ella’s Peas."
UK government13/10/2022£95kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£95kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2019£10kTHE INTERNET GENIE COMMUNITY TOUR
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2007£10kBeast Market - Community Conversations in Huddersfield

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHADS THEATRE COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHOL INTERNATIONAL ARTS£315k0unclearno doubt
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£105k0aboveno doubt
COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£5.8m4unclearno doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k0belowno doubt
Creation Theatre Ltd FY2025£668kUnder £60,0000unclearno doubt
THEATRE@41 LTD FY2025£101k0unclearno doubt

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