ARCOLA THEATRE PRODUCTION COMPANY

Registered charity 1108613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £192,887, with free reserves of £64,940 falling below the stated policy target of £250,000. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured Arts Council funding and growing fundraising income.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend.

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

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£65k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.3m
31/03/2022£988k£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.4m£977k

Common questions

Is ARCOLA THEATRE PRODUCTION COMPANY financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £192,887, with free reserves of £64,940 falling below the stated policy target of £250,000. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured Arts Council funding and growing fundraising income. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2018£29k"Resilient: An oral history and collaborative-ethnography project with marginalised communities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/07/2015£8k"Audio Guided Walking Tour: exploring the local heritage of Reeves Watercolour Factory/Arcola Theatre"

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