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EARTHBEAT LTD

Registered charity 1102705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

drama opportunities for learning disabled adults

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN EAST CLEVELAND THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DRAMA

Area of benefit: REDCAR AND CLEVELAND

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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Latest income
£544k
Latest spending
£452k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £532,304, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately £205,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £92,280 for the year, indicating strong financial performance and adequate resources for future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Drama fees (80% of income)
“Our main source of income remains that which is provided by drama fees from our performers (funded by the council as part of their social care package).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately 6 months’ running costs, which would be around £205,000 (held: £239k)
“The Trustees have established that the organisation should aim to build up free reserves of approximately 6 months’ running costs, which would be around £205,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£546k
Total spending
£452k
Reserves (reported)
£239k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~6.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: Redcar And Cleveland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£544k£452k
31/03/2024£457k£424k
31/03/2023£430k£393k
31/03/2022£370k£403k
31/03/2021£320k£332k

Common questions

Is EARTHBEAT LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £532,304, which is above the trustees' policy target of approximately £205,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £92,280 for the year, indicating strong financial performance and adequate resources for future operations. Its FY2025 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 Community Fund29/04/2014£10kHealthy hearts programme
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2009£7kDance and Drama Qualification

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JORDAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1.4m
THE LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL1£1.1m
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST1£91k
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£25k
THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY1£15k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EARTHBEAT LTD£544k—0above—no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
DOWNRIGHT EXCELLENT FY2025£224k—0below—no doubt
THE ST ANDREW'S SCHOOL TRUST FY2025£2.2m——above—no doubt
BEAT (BELONGING, EMPOWERING AND THRIVING) FY2025£281k—0below—no doubt
NATIONAL NUMERACY FY2024£2.2m——above—no doubt

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