BLACKBIRD RED ROSE PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1068789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MARK BRUCE COMPANY

To create, perform and educate in an original style of dance theatre that engages and communicates with a wide audience - rooted in a crafted and original choreographic language and incorporating other art forms and practices including music, design, theatre, film and new media.

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Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£233k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £20,892 for the year, attributing this to the biennial cycle of its activities. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £51,942 exceed the stated policy target of £48,500, and the charity is dependent on continued grant funding from bodies such as Arts Council England to maintain going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The charity is dependent on the continued support of grant aiding bodies. The Trustees believe that the charity will continue to receive this support and that the charity also holds sufficient levels of unrestricted reserves to continue for 12 months from the date of signing of the accounts. — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£212k£233k
31/03/2024£335k£344k
31/03/2023£273k£211k
31/03/2022£294k£358k
31/03/2021£286k£140k

Common questions

Is BLACKBIRD RED ROSE PRODUCTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £20,892 for the year, attributing this to the biennial cycle of its activities. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £51,942 exceed the stated policy target of £48,500, and the charity is dependent on continued grant funding from bodies such as Arts Council England to maintain going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England12/04/2023£970More room at the barre

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BLACKBIRD RED ROSE PRODUCTIONS£212k0abovenoted
THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION FY2025£6.3maboveno doubt
ROSES THEATRE TRUST FY2025£1.9m0unclearmaterial uncertainty
THE BLACK-E FY2025£287k0unclearno doubt
BALLETBOYZ LTD FY2025£604k£70,001 - £80,0002aboveno doubt
BRITISH BALLET ORGANIZATION LIMITED FY2024£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001belowno doubt

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