THE ROPETACKLE CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1109381 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RCT, ROPETACKLE

Promoting arts for the public benefit, promotion and advancement of education and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.

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Latest income
£954k
Latest spending
£884k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were £1,000,000 at the year end, representing a decrease from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of preparation.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by none. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£954k
Total spending
£884k
Cost of raising funds
£73k
Reserves (reported)
£334k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£954k£884k
31/12/2023£926k£866k
31/12/2022£712k£668k
31/12/2021£537k£467k
31/12/2020£356k£292k

Common questions

Is THE ROPETACKLE CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were £1,000,000 at the year end, representing a decrease from the previous year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of preparation. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by none.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/07/2009£9kRopetackle Community Choir
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2005£5kDVD telling the story of Community Arts in Shoreham

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROPETACKLE CENTRE TRUST£954kunclearno doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k0belowno doubt
TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST FY2025£738k0unclearno doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k0unclearno doubt
ART OF THE PUPPET LIMITED FY2025£207k0unclearno doubt
THE RADLETT CENTRE TRUST FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt

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