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SUNDERLAND THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1092896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.A.O.S, SUNDERLAND AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

The object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts to further development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts (to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine).

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £16,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £26,112. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are significantly above the stated policy target of three months' running costs, estimated at approximately £6,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £26k)
“The trustees consider an adequate amount for the Charity to hold as a minimum reserve to be that of a sum equivalent to three months running costs, which is estimated at approximately £6,500.”
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£42k£26k
31/03/2024£24k£21k
31/03/2023£16k£15k
31/03/2022£16k£17k
31/03/2021£5k£4k

Common questions

Is SUNDERLAND THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £16,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £26,112. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are significantly above the stated policy target of three months' running costs, estimated at approximately £6,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.