SCARABEUS THEATRE
Registered charity 1063689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
ORGANISING AND DELIVERING WORK SHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES FROM DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS, WHO WOULD NORMALLY NOT HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH ACTIVITIES.PRODUCING AND TOURING PUBLIC SITE SPECIFIC AERIAL PERFORMANCES MOSTLY PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY ATTEND ARTS ACTIVITIES.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £113,872 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the timing of grant funding where expenditure exceeded recognized income. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains free unrestricted reserves of £36,896, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to secure the charity's immediate future for the next 12 to 15 months. The financial position is further supported by net current assets of £79,409 and no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £37k)
“The charity aims to hold a reserve £30,000 which is the equivalent of 3 months running costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Scarabeus Aerial Theatre (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- BOOTH, Michelle — director, appointed 04/02/2025on trustee list
- LAWRENCE, Mandy Lorraine — director, appointed 11/05/2023on trustee list
- MULLINS, Deborah Sharon — director, appointed 30/01/2020on trustee list
- FITZELLE, Julia Anne — director, appointed 24/05/2019on trustee list
- HINDE, John Simon — director, appointed 23/05/2018on trustee list
- TORSELLO, Donatella — director, appointed 23/02/2017on trustee list
- NIELSEN, Soren — secretary, appointed 18/02/1997
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Julia Fitzellechair
- Deborah Sharon Mullins
- Donatella Torsello
- John Simon Hinde
- Mandy Lorraine Lawrence
- Michelle Booth
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SCARABEUS THEATRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £113,872 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to the timing of grant funding where expenditure exceeded recognized income. Despite this deficit, the charity maintains free unrestricted reserves of £36,896, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to secure the charity's immediate future for the next 12 to 15 months. The financial position is further supported by net current assets of £79,409 and no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SCARABEUS THEATRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SCARABEUS THEATRE as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.
Known funders
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