CHAIN REACTION THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1112701 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Chain Reaction's objectives are to advance the education of young people and adults in particular by:-(i) Devising, Performing and producing original theatre work promoting awareness of health, and social issues.(ii) working with young people as performers and writers.(iii) Working with young people and adults through performance, workshops and media.

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Latest income

£245k

Latest spending

£223k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £21,778 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £103,028. The trustees consider the level of general reserves sufficient to meet their policy of holding three months' running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (92% of income)

“Grants 27,000 199,507 226,507” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £103k)

“The Charity aims to hold 3 months’ running costs as free reserves at any one time.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Mr S Eves received £2,000 for freelance work.

“Mr S Eves, a trustee of the charity, was paid £2,000 during the year for freelance work.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration/payment for services

“Mr S Eves, a trustee of the charity, was paid £2,000 during the year for freelance work. The payments were agreed by the board of trustees.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05516471

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

KNIGHT, Eleanor Jayne — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
JENG, Ngenarr — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
EVES, Simon Edward — director, appointed 25/07/2023on trustee list
STEWART, Lisa Anne — director, appointed 01/07/2018on trustee list
WATSON, Simone Rachel Elizabeth — director, appointed 01/07/2018on trustee list
KENWRIGHT, Simon Tony — director, appointed 01/07/2018on trustee list
LEACH, Nicola Ann — director, appointed 01/07/2018on trustee list
SMIT, Sarah Marie — secretary, appointed 11/07/2018

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicola Ann Leachchair
Eleanor Jayne Knight
Jessica Rose Crone
Lisa Anne Stewart
Ngenarr Jeng
Simon Edward Eves
Simon Tony Kenwright
Simone Rachel Elizabeth Watson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£245k	£223k
31/03/2024	£183k	£180k
31/03/2023	£151k	£145k
31/03/2022	£134k	£142k
31/03/2021	£186k	£130k

Common questions

Is CHAIN REACTION THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £21,778 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £103,028. The trustees consider the level of general reserves sufficient to meet their policy of holding three months' running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHAIN REACTION THEATRE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHAIN REACTION THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2022	£6k	Relief in Need
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Grant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/10/2025	£19k	Get Active!
Greater London Authority (GLA)	16/04/2024	£20k	Go! London Fund- Chain Reaction Workshops and Core
Crowdfunder	05/09/2022	£3k	Local Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/07/2022	£10k	Action4Gascoigne
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/03/2021	£10k	Action 4 Gascoigne
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/09/2019	£10k	Action 4 Gascoigne
UK government	01/04/2019	£32k	Building Connections Fund - Youth strand
UK government	21/01/2019	£9k	Tampon Tax Community Fund
UK government	01/01/2019	£32k	Building Connections Fund - Youth strand
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/02/2006	£4k	Know your Mind