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TOLD BY AN IDIOT

Registered charity 1086571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The company's principal activity is to advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively, the art of drama.

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Latest income
£353k
Latest spending
£354k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £1,797, a significant improvement against the projected budget shortfall. Free reserves stood at £94,067, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet financial obligations given their policy of holding six months of administration costs. The charity remains dependent on Arts Council England funding and trust donations to sustain its core creative programme.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (54% of income)
“Grants 171,309 16,106 187,415” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months administration and overheads costs (held: £94k)
“It is the trustees’ policy to hold a sum not less than six months administration and overheads costs as a reserve.” — page 12
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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Operates in: China · Luxembourg · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£353k£354k
31/03/2024£318k£268k
31/03/2023£398k£425k
31/03/2022£428k£378k
31/03/2021£238k£212k

Common questions

Is TOLD BY AN IDIOT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £1,797, a significant improvement against the projected budget shortfall. Free reserves stood at £94,067, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet financial obligations given their policy of holding six months of administration costs. The charity remains dependent on Arts Council England funding and trust donations to sustain its core creative programme. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TOLD BY AN IDIOT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TOLD BY AN IDIOT as a grant recipient include THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION, The Ashley Family Foundation, THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST, THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£7k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2022£7k
THE FRANK LITCHFIELD GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2024£1kEducation and Training
THE ANNIE TRANMER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k