KALI THEATRE COMPANY LTD

Registered charity 1071733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Kali is a theatre company that inspires, nurtures and presents new writing by South Asian women. It seeks out strong individual voices to create compelling drama from original and thought-provoking writing. Its work diversifies UK theatre to help it better reflect modern multicultural Britain and reach audiences from all backgrounds.

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Latest income
£280k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £291,489, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet all current obligations and cover contingencies. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,312 for the year, driven primarily by an Arts Council England grant. The trustees confirmed the company is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: five months of core running costs (held: £291k)
The company holds a reserve equivalent to approximately five months of its core running costs to cover unexpected contingencies and to provide for the costs of winding up the company if required. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£280k£254k
31/03/2024£256k£294k
31/03/2023£226k£284k
31/03/2022£208k£176k
31/03/2021£203k£124k

Common questions

Is KALI THEATRE COMPANY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £291,489, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet all current obligations and cover contingencies. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £25,312 for the year, driven primarily by an Arts Council England grant. The trustees confirmed the company is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£200kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£200kNational Portfolio Organisations

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KALA, THE ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KALI THEATRE COMPANY LTD£280k0aboveno doubt
KALA, THE ARTS FY2024£142k0unclearno doubt
BRADFORD ARTS CENTRE LTD FY2025£3.6m0unclearno doubt
THE KHAYAAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£174k0unclearno doubt
THE CALDER THEATRE BOOKSHOP FY2024£107k0unclearnoted
KAILASH FOUNDATION FY2025£658k0aboveno doubt

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