HIJINX THEATRE
Registered charity 1078358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Hijinx train 70 learning disabled adults in Wales to become professional actors. These actors perform in Hijinx theatre and film productions and also deliver communication role play training to public and private sector organsiations. Hijinx encourage inclusive casting in theatre and film. Hijinx also curate a participation programme and an international festival.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £65,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,485,163 and expenditure of £1,550,703. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £230,355, which is 92% of their stated ideal level of £250,000, and they remain confident the organisation is viable for the coming years despite the deficit.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (61% of income)
“Grants 450,000 451,658 901,658 502,229” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £230k)
“Actual free unrestricted reserves on 31 March 2025 were £230,355 representing 92% of the ideal level.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by HSJ Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Ben Pettitt-Wade — Co-CEO (source)
- Eloise Tong — Co-CEO (source)
- Andrew Healy — Chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- WILDE, Gabriella Jane — director, appointed 12/05/2025on trustee list
- GWILYM-TAYLOR, Guto — director, appointed 12/05/2025on trustee list
- WILEY, Megan Elizabeth — director, appointed 12/05/2025on trustee list
- OLSEN, Nicholas Michael James — director, appointed 12/05/2025on trustee list
- TOZER, Dylan — director, appointed 19/09/2024on trustee list
- ODUKWE, Yvonne Omelebele — director, appointed 19/09/2024on trustee list
- WOODLEY, Jordan Pierce — director, appointed 09/08/2024on trustee list
- HEALY, Andrew Jonathan — director, appointed 09/08/2024on trustee list
- CURTEIS, Tom Robert — director, appointed 18/06/2020on trustee list
- TONG, Eloise Johanna — secretary, appointed 05/08/2024
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Healy
- Dylan Tozer
- Gabriella Wilde
- Guto Gwilym-Taylor
- Jordan Pierce Woodley
- Megan Wiley
- Nicholas Olsen
- Tom Robert Curteis · trustee of 1 other charity
- Victoria Walters
- Yvonne Omelebele Odukwe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HIJINX THEATRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £65,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,485,163 and expenditure of £1,550,703. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves stood at £230,355, which is 92% of their stated ideal level of £250,000, and they remain confident the organisation is viable for the coming years despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HSJ Audit Limited.
Who funds HIJINX THEATRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HIJINX THEATRE as a grant recipient include CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED, Genesis Foundation, COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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