STAGETEXT
Registered charity 1084300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
STAGETEXT provides and promotes the use of captioning systems in arts and entertainment venues to enable deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people to access live performance.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income reached £999,116, resulting in a net incoming resource of £52,086 for the year. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £326,149, comprising £154,556 in free reserves and £171,593 in designated funds. The trustees confirm the organization is financially viable and a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months of operating costs (held: £155k)
“it is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to four month’s expenditure.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Stagetext (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Astrid Evette deRidder
- Benjamin Guy Glover
- Benjamin Owen Park
- Kasia Elizabeth Senyszyn
- Lena Batra
- Marie-Clare Fenech
- Sarah Anna Yarwood
- Sarah Elizabeth Bradley
- Sophie Alexandra Ede
- Warren Michael Stapley
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STAGETEXT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income reached £999,116, resulting in a net incoming resource of £52,086 for the year. The charity holds total unrestricted funds of £326,149, comprising £154,556 in free reserves and £171,593 in designated funds. The trustees confirm the organization is financially viable and a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds STAGETEXT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STAGETEXT as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.
Known funders
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