RECKLESS SLEEPERS
Theatre Company
Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,860 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £40,198 to £23,338. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify the continuation of future funding streams as the principal risk. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £20,907 at the end of the financial year.
What the accounts disclose
“The policy adopted to mitigate this risk is to work to build up sufficient reserves to cover a minimum of 3 months’ operating costs.” — page 5
“K Egan (Trustee) received a fee of £3,593 (2024: £1,398) and storage rental (garage) of £598 (2024: £548) during the year. R Piekarczyk (Trustee) received a fee of £1,922 (2024: £820) during the year. P. Wetherell (Artistic Director) received a fee of £22,056 (2024: £21,238), studio rental of £7,893 (2024: £9,115) and £1,008 travel and subsistence expenses during the year.” — page 17
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £37,723 — grants £37,723 (1); 49% of the £77,570 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Government income: £58,642 — grants £58,642 (2); 60% of the £96,950 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 14/03/2022, 42 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- Julie Carolyn Ward
- Kevin Egan
- NEIL MACKENZIE
- Nicola Woods
- Paul Wetherell
- Rachel Piekarczyk
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £78k | £94k |
| 31/03/2024 | £97k | £109k |
| 31/03/2023 | £51k | £96k |
| 31/03/2022 | £81k | £98k |
| 31/03/2021 | £79k | £58k |
Common questions
Is RECKLESS SLEEPERS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £16,860 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £40,198 to £23,338. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, although they identify the continuation of future funding streams as the principal risk. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £20,907 at the end of the financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE BLAGRAVE TRUST | 1 | £90k |
| Stolkin Foundation | 1 | £14k |
| THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION | 1 | £11k |
| THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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- THE RHYL LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED
- ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUSTEES LIMITED
- RHUBARB THEATRE COMPANY
- REGAL TENBURY TRUST LIMITED
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- THE RECOGNISED FOUNDATION LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RECKLESS SLEEPERS | £78k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RHYL LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED | £109k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUSTEES LIMITED | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RHUBARB THEATRE COMPANY | £102k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| REGAL TENBURY TRUST LIMITED | £558k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED | £7.3m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |