NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1058309 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enabling access to theatre and the arts by: producing theatre shows which tour predominantly to Rural and underserved Communities across the East Midlands and beyond, extending reach touring to venues nationally; running training programmes for emerging East Midlands theatre makers and writers.

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Latest income
£451k
Latest spending
£495k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net trading deficit of £23,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £374,711. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £542,532, a figure the Trustees consider adequate for the coming year and sufficient to meet working capital requirements and potential winding-up costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England (82% of income)
“Arts Council England 308,616” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 1 and 3 months of the expenditure (held: £543k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 1 and 3 months of the expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Arts Council England provides significant funding and monitors activity.
“New Perspectives has a close working relationship with Arts Council England, who provide significant funding to the charity and who monitor our activity against agreed targets through a number of mechanisms, including quarterly financial reporting, annual review and attendance at Board meetings as/when required by either party.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£451k£495k
31/03/2025£375k£484k
31/03/2024£454k£548k
31/03/2023£336k£338k
31/03/2022£377k£367k

Common questions

Is NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net trading deficit of £23,675 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £374,711. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £542,532, a figure the Trustees consider adequate for the coming year and sufficient to meet working capital requirements and potential winding-up costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£309kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£309kNational Portfolio Organisations