FEELGOOD THEATRE PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1092907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Feelgood have been creating award winning theatre and education work for at site specific and traditional venues nationally and internationally for 27 years. Unique shows fuse the unusual with the imaginative; a cappella singing, drumming and dance. Feelgood inspire adults and children alike with the sheer joy and surprise of live drama. Recently presented in the House of Lords.

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Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £2,537, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £15,000. The trustees report that this lack of adequate reserves creates a challenging backdrop for developing productions and community activities, though they note that fixed costs are minimal and can be reduced in line with income loss.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: a minimum of £15,000)
it is our aim to keep a level of unrestricted reserve at a minimum of £15,000 to support ongoing activity and development.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The lack of adequate reserves gives rise to a challenging backdrop to our ability to develop both our productions, our community activities and our objective of widening the engagement of new audiences in theatre.
Per its FY2024 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 And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£121k£137k
31/12/2023£2k£7k
31/12/2022£7£7k
31/12/2021£8k£9k
31/12/2020£1k£8k

Common questions

Is FEELGOOD THEATRE PRODUCTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves fell to £2,537, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £15,000. The trustees report that this lack of adequate reserves creates a challenging backdrop for developing productions and community activities, though they note that fixed costs are minimal and can be reduced in line with income loss. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/05/2018£8k"A Manchester Peace Song Cycle: Celebrating 100 Year's of Manchester's Heaton Park and Beyond"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FEELGOOD THEATRE PRODUCTIONS£121k0belownoted
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m0aboveno doubt
GOOD CHANCE THEATRE FY2025£1.5m0withinno doubt
FUEL PRODUCTIONS LTD FY2025£1.1m£70,001 - £80,0001unclearno doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025£228k0aboveno doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k0belowno doubt

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