BLAST THEORY

Registered charity 1053343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Blast Theory are known internationally as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media, creating groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive art that mixes audiences across the internet, live performance and digital broadcasting. The groupÔÇÖs work explores interactivity and the social and political aspects of technology.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND VISUAL ARTS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE USE OF NEW, EXPERIMENTAL AND POPULAR MODES OF PRESENTATION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus on unrestricted activities of £18,253, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £155,064. Total income increased by 14% to £367,430, while resources expended decreased to £366,533. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties affecting the current year's accounts.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY LILLEY OBEchair
• Charlotte Christesen
• Iris Maor
• LAURA MCDERMOTT
• Sarah Lau
• Simon Wiliams

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Brazil · Canada · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Ireland · Italy

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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