THE RUDE MECHANICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1064399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Small scale touring theatre company and provide theatre/acting workshops.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NO EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a substantial profit, with unrestricted funds increasing from £17,750 to £52,742. The directors confirmed that there were no employees during the year and that the company is entitled to exemption from audit. The filing indicates a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations disclosed.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£167k£161k
31/10/2024£187k£146k
31/10/2023£132k£134k
31/10/2022£128k£140k
31/12/2021£132k£145k

Common questions

Is THE RUDE MECHANICAL THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a substantial profit, with unrestricted funds increasing from £17,750 to £52,742. The directors confirmed that there were no employees during the year and that the company is entitled to exemption from audit. The filing indicates a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties or risks to continuing operations disclosed.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2008£4kNoah Babel's Ark Community Workshops