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THEATRE FOR A CHANGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1104458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK AND ABROAD BY THE USE OF PERFORMING ARTS.

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Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£481k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ceased operations on 31 March 2026 and the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, all restricted funds were expended and remaining unrestricted reserves were donated to the sister organisation in Malawi, resulting in zero net assets at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis as the charity ceased operations on 31 March 2026.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Due to Theatre for a Change Malawi
“Other creditors include £12,990 (2025: £17,517) due to Theatre for a Change Malawi.” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£879k
Total spending
£906k
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£152k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ghana · Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£162k£481k
31/03/2025£460k£336k
31/03/2024£415k£632k
31/03/2023£879k£906k
31/03/2022£1.1m£900k

Common questions

Is THEATRE FOR A CHANGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ceased operations on 31 March 2026 and the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, all restricted funds were expended and remaining unrestricted reserves were donated to the sister organisation in Malawi, resulting in zero net assets at year-end. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THEATRE FOR A CHANGE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATRE FOR A CHANGE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, MERCURY PHOENIX TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kOverseas July 2023
MERCURY PHOENIX TRUSTFY2025£8kSouth Africa

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
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU1£206k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£105k
BACKSTAGE TRUST1£100k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£75k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND1£45k
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£36k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED1£10k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THEATRE FOR A CHANGE LIMITED£162k—0unclear—not going concern
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED FY2025£100k—0below—no doubt
Creation Theatre Ltd FY2025£668kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHANGELING THEATRE COMPANY FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt

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