CASCADE THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1059720 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASCADE THEATRE IN EDUCATION

Educational Theatre

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES BY PROMOTING PLAYS, DRAMAS AND OTHER DRAMATIC WORKS OF AN EDUCATIVE VALUE.

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.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall deficit of £33,065 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a net deficit of £9,417. However, the trustees report that overall unrestricted and restricted funds remain in surplus, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £11,287. The charity's reserves policy is to hold six months of costs in cash, estimated at £50,000, but unrestricted cash reserves at year-end were only £11,287.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The majority of the other income is from fees charged for performances and workshops where no grant funding is involved.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The policy is to hold six months of costs in cash at any time. The purpose of holding such a reserve is to ensure that debts can be met as they fall due. Budgeted costs for six months are estimated to be £50,000 and unrestricted cash reserves at the year-end were £11,287.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee provided services to the charity in the year amounting to £2,966.

“One trustee provided services to the charity in the year amounting to £2,966. No amount was outstanding at year-end.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: One trustee provided services to the charity in the year amounting to £2,966. No amount was outstanding at year-end.

“One trustee provided services to the charity in the year amounting to £2,966. No amount was outstanding at year-end.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Government income: £37,391 — grants £37,391 (2); 37% of the £99,871 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 31/12/2024

Government income: £150 — grants £150 (1); under 1% of the £125,906 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £1,350 — grants £1,350 (1); 1% of the £106,322 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03998370

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

PRIDEAUX, Bridget Karen — director, appointed 21/08/2025on trustee list
GUTHRIE, Hilary — director, appointed 10/05/2024on trustee list
WARNER, Robert Leonard Ashton — director, appointed 22/05/2000on trustee list
PRIDEAUX, Bridget Karen — secretary, appointed 21/08/2025

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Bridget Karen Prideaux · trustee of 2 other charities
Hilary Guthrie
ROBERT LEONARD ASHTON WARNER

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£100k	£133k
31/12/2024	£126k	£109k
31/12/2023	£106k	£90k
31/12/2022	£66k	£92k
31/12/2021	£79k	£75k

Common questions

Is CASCADE THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an overall deficit of £33,065 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a net deficit of £9,417. However, the trustees report that overall unrestricted and restricted funds remain in surplus, with total unrestricted funds carried forward at £11,287. The charity's reserves policy is to hold six months of costs in cash, estimated at £50,000, but unrestricted cash reserves at year-end were only £11,287. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/04/2025	£12k	An-Drama - creative sessions for adults with learning disabilities
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/05/2023	£10k	The Four Seasons of Life - Community Reminiscence
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2021	£10k	Emotional First Aid
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/09/2018	£9k	No Turning Back
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/02/2017	£10k	Develop and Grow - Moving beyond the Psychosis Diagnosis
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/10/2013	£9k	Giant Leaps
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2010	£9k	Spreading The Word
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/03/2009	£1k	Preparation for Kea Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/03/2008	£9k	The Way We Were
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/01/2005	£10k	Reminiscence 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CORCORAN FOUNDATION	2	£11k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	2	£6k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	1	£506k
THE ROSE FOUNDATION	1	£80k
THE INGRAM TRUST	1	£35k
THE KAMINI AND VINDI BANGA FAMILY TRUST	1	£28k
MIDDLE WAY TRUST	1	£25k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£23k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THEATRE-RITES.

THEATRE-RITES income £278k
RHUBARB THEATRE COMPANY income £102k
WELSH NATIONAL THEATRE income £849k
ALL & SUNDRY PRODUCTIONS income £50k
THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED income £1.1m
KESTREL THEATRE COMPANY income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CASCADE THEATRE COMPANY	£100k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025	£278k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RHUBARB THEATRE COMPANY FY2026	£102k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WELSH NATIONAL THEATRE FY2026	£849k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ALL & SUNDRY PRODUCTIONS FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025	£1.1m	£70,000 - £79,999	1	unclear	—	no doubt

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