FEVERED SLEEP

Registered charity 1069144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q30256304

The charity's activities are to advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively the art of drama. These activities include touring theatre productions, installations, workshops and participatory projects.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Tower Hamlets, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£413k

Latest spending

£380k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £412,823 against total expenditure of £380,321, resulting in a net surplus of £32,502. The charity holds £179,062 in unrestricted funds, of which £94,062 is general free reserves, and maintains a designated reserve of £85,000 for core operating costs. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England - National Portfolio Funding (50% of income)

“Arts Council England - National Portfolio Funding 204,861” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of core operating costs (reserves figure: £94k)

“Designated reserves of £85,000 have been retained at the end of 2024/25. These reserves are only releasable by the Board for the core operating costs for three months to fulfil all necessary commitments in the event of the demise of the Company.” — page 8

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
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03524224

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Paul Hamlyn Foundation — “We’d also very much like to thank many of the other organisations who’ve supported our work over the years, including: Paul Hamlyn Foundatio…” (source page)

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.

HENDRY, Beatrice — director, appointed 13/08/2026on trustee list
VACLAVIK, Kiera, Professor — director, appointed 12/08/2026on trustee list
MAMMADOVA, Gulnara — director, appointed 12/08/2026on trustee list
BARBAGALLO, Margherita — director, appointed 26/05/2024on trustee list
FU, Nicole Jaclyn — director, appointed 27/07/2021on trustee list
OCEAN, Selina — director, appointed 27/07/2021on trustee list
TYRRELL, Alex — director, appointed 06/02/2017on trustee list
LYNCH, Conrad Charles Francis — director, appointed 25/09/2008on trustee list
NICHOLLS, Dimity Jane — secretary, appointed 12/11/2019

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Selina Oceanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Alex Tyrrell
Beatrice Hendry
CONRAD LYNCH
Gulnara Mammadova
Margherita Barbagallo
Nicole Fu
Professor Kiera Vaclavik

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£413k	£380k
31/03/2024	£349k	£324k
31/03/2023	£356k	£407k
31/03/2022	£474k	£536k
31/03/2021	£339k	£297k

Common questions

Is FEVERED SLEEP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £412,823 against total expenditure of £380,321, resulting in a net surplus of £32,502. The charity holds £179,062 in unrestricted funds, of which £94,062 is general free reserves, and maintains a designated reserve of £85,000 for core operating costs. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FEVERED SLEEP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FEVERED SLEEP as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£120k	Towards core costs supporting the creation and touring new works

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	05/11/2009	£11k	Grant to Fevered Sleep
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/01/2008	£5k	Brilliant
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/06/2006	£5k	Educational resource pack
City of York Council	—	£500	Micklegate Ward Grant

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
MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH)	1	£292k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£15k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST	1	£3k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Sleep Charity.

The Sleep Charity income £607k
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. income £319k
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED income £724k
SILENT UPROAR income £187k
HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED income £60k
THE FAIRBANK SOCIETY income £581k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FEVERED SLEEP	£413k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
The Sleep Charity FY2025	£607k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. FY2025	£319k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025	£724k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SILENT UPROAR FY2025	£187k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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