BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1054553 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

writer-led touring theatre company creating contemporary issue-based theatre with and for young people. Recently extended its touring capacity with new work for venue touring. Also creates contemporary adaptations of curriculum set texts and offers specific teacher-training projects. Also participates in National Education linked conferences.

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Latest income
£447k
Latest spending
£412k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £55,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The charity is financially dependent on fees and grants, with total incoming resources of £499,477. Free reserves at year-end were £123,930, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target range of £33,000 to £100,000.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Box Clever Theatre Company (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£447k£412k
31/03/2025£499k£444k
31/03/2024£428k£461k
31/03/2023£351k£340k
30/04/2022£313k£336k

Common questions

Is BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £55,912 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. The charity is financially dependent on fees and grants, with total incoming resources of £499,477. Free reserves at year-end were £123,930, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target range of £33,000 to £100,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£2kGrant to Organisation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£80kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£80kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2006£5kYoung People's Theatre: New Audiences Project

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BOX CLEVER THEATRE COMPANY£447k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS FY2025£1.5m£75,0002above—no doubt
ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED FY2025£539k—0unclear—no doubt
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£602k—0below—no doubt
TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£601k—0within—no doubt

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