FINBOROUGH THEATRE

Registered charity 1071304 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q5449792 · Wikipedia · also known as THE STEAM INDUSTRY

Theatrical production and presentation at the Finborough Theatre, London.

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.

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Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£141k

Latest spending

£175k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £141,121 in total income but incurred £175,362 in expenditure, resulting in a net deficit of £34,241 for the year. The directors confirm the company is solvent and prepared on a going concern basis, with unrestricted general reserves of £19,064 against a policy target of 6-12 months of operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: theatre hire (49% of income)

“Theatre hire - visiting production companies 68,808 68,808” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six to twelve months operating costs (reserves figure: £19k)

“The directors have set as a target that unrestricted funds should normally be within the range of 6-12 months operating costs.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Angus Chisholm received £2,625 in remuneration and reimbursement of expenses.

“During the year Angus Chisholm received £2,625 (2024: £6,772) in remuneration and reimbursement of expenses.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Angus Chisholm was a trustee and received remuneration/expenses.

“During the year Angus Chisholm received £2,625 (2024: £6,772) in remuneration and reimbursement of expenses. The payments were at or below market cost and were approved by the other trustees” — page 23

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
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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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 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 75
Government income: £1,642 — grants £1,642 (1); 1% of the £141,121 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 75
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 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 75
Government income: £2,000 — grants £2,000 (1); 1% of the £134,033 total gross income on the same return

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (21/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anna-Marie Wallis
EDWARD NICOLAS LLOYD · trustee of 1 other charity
Geraldine Patricia Kelly
John William Terry
Maximilian George Nicholas Elton
Patrick Henry Cunliffe Foster
Pembe Al Mazrouei
RUSSELL MATTHEW LEVINSON
Richard James Williamson
William Jake Galinsky · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£141k	£175k
31/03/2024	£132k	£174k
31/03/2023	£134k	£152k
31/03/2022	£193k	£158k
31/03/2021	£141k	£115k

Common questions

Is FINBOROUGH THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated £141,121 in total income but incurred £175,362 in expenditure, resulting in a net deficit of £34,241 for the year. The directors confirm the company is solvent and prepared on a going concern basis, with unrestricted general reserves of £19,064 against a policy target of 6-12 months of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FINBOROUGH THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FINBOROUGH THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND, THE FENTON ARTS TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	FY2025	£5k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	FY2023	£5k	Small Grants Programme
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£5k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	FY2026	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Arts & Heritage

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	29/09/2023	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/05/2006	£5k	Open Air Theatre

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 BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£90k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE LECHE TRUST	1	£4k
THE JOICEY TRUST	1	£2k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£1k

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
BENCH THEATRE income £38k
FARNWORTH LITTLE THEATRE income £42k
THEATRE SANS FRONTIERES LIMITED income £74k
GEOFFREY WHITWORTH THEATRE LIMITED income £164k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FINBOROUGH THEATRE	£141k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RHUBARB THEATRE COMPANY FY2026	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt
BENCH THEATRE FY2025	£38k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FARNWORTH LITTLE THEATRE FY2025	£42k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE SANS FRONTIERES LIMITED FY2025	£74k	—	above	—	no doubt

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