QUARANTINE

Registered charity 1100469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts; in particular, but not exclusively, the arts of drama and dance.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ARTS OF DRAMA AND DANCE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£563k
Latest spending
£529k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a surplus in unrestricted funds of £30,204 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven largely by a Theatre Tax Relief claim. Free reserves stood at £95,297, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £95,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (72% of income)
“Income from: Donations and legacies 3 257,046 - 147,770 404,816 226,509”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: a minimum level of unrestricted general funds, also known as free reserves, of £95,000 (reserves figure: £95k)
“The Board reviewed the reserves policy and agreed that a minimum level of unrestricted general funds, also known as free reserves, of £95,000 is appropriate given the risks faced by the charity and the sustainability of its different income streams.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Government income: £209,241 — grants £209,241 (2); 37% of the £563,312 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £177,889 — grants £177,889 (1); 48% of the £372,631 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £163,889 — grants £163,889 (1); 61% of the £268,835 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£563k
Total spending
£529k
Reserves (reported)
£95k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (72% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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
31/03/2026£563k£529k
31/03/2025£373k£358k
31/03/2024£269k£277k
31/03/2023£377k£354k
31/03/2022£248k£379k

Common questions

Is QUARANTINE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus in unrestricted funds of £30,204 for the year ended 31 March 2026, driven largely by a Theatre Tax Relief claim. Free reserves stood at £95,297, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £95,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds QUARANTINE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QUARANTINE as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE LECHE TRUST, SKELTON BOUNTY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£45kTowards core costs supporting the delivery of their 2023-26 artistic programme
THE LECHE TRUSTFY2025£4kArts
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2026£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2005£5kGRACE

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE OPEN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
QUARANTINE£563k—0above—no doubt
THE OPEN THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£903k—0unclear—no doubt
UNFOLDING THEATRE FY2026£221k—0unclear—no doubt
SHALLAL FY2025£147k—0below—no doubt
KH THEATRE LIMITED FY2024£808k—0above—no doubt
FIFTY THREE TWO FY2025£139k—0unclear—no doubt

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