TOBACCO FACTORY ARTS TRUST

Registered charity 1097542 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TFAT TABACCO FACTORY THEATRE

The company's objective is the advancement of the education of the public in the appreciation and understanding of performing and visual arts in all their forms, through the operation and management of the Tobacco Factory Theatre.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net expenditure of £107,000 for the year, resulting in a decrease in free reserves from £291,000 to £272,000. The trustees report that the reserves policy target of three months' non-attributable overhead expenditure is currently on track. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tobacco Factory Theatres (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).

• Arts Council England — “Principal Supporters Arts Council England” (source page)
• Bristol City Council – Culture Team — “Bristol City Council – Culture Team” (source page)
• Spielman Charitable Trust — “Trusts and Foundations Spielman Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Garfield Weston Foundation — “Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• The Foyle Foundation — “The Foyle Foundation” (source page)
• The Society of Merchant Venturers — “The Society of Merchant Venturers” (source page)
• Sr & Ph Southall Charitable Trust — “Sr & Ph Southall Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Ibstock Enovert Trust — “Ibstock Enovert Trust” (source page)
• The Basil Brown Charitable Trust — “The Basil Brown Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement — “Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement” (source page)
• The Morel Charitable Trust — “The Morel Charitable Trust” (source page)
• J & M Britton Charitable Trust — “J & M Britton Charitable Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 ~2.1 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 (75% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BERTEL KARLL MARTINchair
• ALISON ELIZABETH EYNON
• Andrew Damian Holt Marshall
• Caitlin Anniss · trustee of 1 other charity
• Emmeline Rose Rodman
• Ewen Macgregor
• Grace Elizabeth Sims · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mike Forrest · trustee of 2 other charities
• Ricky David Stone

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.