BORDER CROSSINGS COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1048836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Border Crossings works in intercultural performance, education, community projects and publishing. The charity produces theatre in collaboration with overseas partners, and with diverse UK communities. It produces festivals showcasing diverse, minority cultures. Each artistic project is accompanied by youth and education work, particularly with minority groups and disadvantaged young people.

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Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£173k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £18,096 for the year, reversing a previous deficit. Total funds increased to £61,217, with unrestricted reserves held at £61,217, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain an operating policy of 6 to 12 months of core costs. The organization reports no employees and relies on freelance contractors and volunteers.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between 6 and 12 months of core operating costs (held: £61k)
the Board has resolved to maintain an unrestricted reserves policy of between 6 and 12 months of core operating costs.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Border Crossings (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£191k£173k
31/03/2024£46k£100k
31/03/2023£156k£188k
31/03/2022£151k£133k
31/03/2021£161k£134k

Common questions

Is BORDER CROSSINGS COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £18,096 for the year, reversing a previous deficit. Total funds increased to £61,217, with unrestricted reserves held at £61,217, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain an operating policy of 6 to 12 months of core costs. The organization reports no employees and relies on freelance contractors and volunteers. 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 Fund06/08/2025£92k"CHECKPOINT: 30 Years of Border Crossings"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/01/2024£152k"THE MOUTH OF THE GODS - musical and cultural heritage of London's Latin American communities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/07/2021£132k"Botany Bay - Heritage responds to Colonialism, Climate Change and Covid."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/07/2020£14k"COVID 19: Border Crossings"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/10/2019£10k"THE GREAT EXPERIMENT - Heritage of Indentured Migrations"
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2019£10kWhere We Belong
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/03/2017£71k"Pocahontas and After - Shifting Stories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/04/2015£56k"Hidden Histories - Discovering indigenous London"
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2012£10kIntercult - Connecting Youth through Technology & Culture
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/03/2011£45k"Origins - Heritage of First Nations"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2009£10kOrigins Festival: Education Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund08/12/2006£10kBorder Crossings Laboratory Workshops

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BORDER CROSSINGS COMPANY LIMITED£191k0unclearno doubt
CROSSFLOW LIMITED FY2024£130k0belowno doubt
BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£447k0unclearno doubt
KORPU BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE WORLD LTD FY2024£115k0unclearno doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m0aboveno doubt
Crosslinks FY2023£3.8m£60,001 - £70,0001belowno doubt

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