POOLE & PARKSTONE PRODUCTIONS
PERFORMING MUSICAL SHOWS, PLAYS AND CONCERTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THEIR EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND OCCASIONALLY FOR THE PURPOSES OF RAISING FUNDS FOR OTHER CHARITIES
Objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,848, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £49,940. While charitable activity expenditure exceeded income resulting in a deficit on activities, overall income from charitable activities and other sources covered total expenditure, leaving the charity with a positive cash balance of £49,148. The trustees consider the ideal level of reserves to be £20,000, meaning current reserves are above the stated policy target.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that the ideal level of reserves as at 31 December 2024 would be £20,000 which amounts to about half of the cost of a major production.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Eleanor Clare Albanozzochair
- Clare I'Anson
- Sharon Heather Abel
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £100k | £96k |
| 31/12/2024 | £119k | £104k |
| 31/12/2023 | £90k | £82k |
| 31/12/2022 | £45k | £47k |
| 31/12/2021 | £69k | £62k |
Common questions
Is POOLE & PARKSTONE PRODUCTIONS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net movement in funds of £3,848, increasing total unrestricted reserves to £49,940. While charitable activity expenditure exceeded income resulting in a deficit on activities, overall income from charitable activities and other sources covered total expenditure, leaving the charity with a positive cash balance of £49,148. The trustees consider the ideal level of reserves to be £20,000, meaning current reserves are above the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION | 3 | £7k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £205k |
| BACKSTAGE TRUST | 1 | £175k |
| THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION | 1 | £152k |
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £140k |
| JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £120k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £100k |
| The Portal Trust | 1 | £77k |
Charities like this
- RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY
- GABRIELI
- HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD.
- TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
- FUEL PRODUCTIONS LTD
- PETWORTH FESTIVAL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOLE & PARKSTONE PRODUCTIONS | £100k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY | £117k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| GABRIELI | £994k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. | £319k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED | £2.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FUEL PRODUCTIONS LTD | £1.1m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |