STONE CRABS PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1115881 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STONE CRABS, STONE CRABS T C

Production of theatre shows for public audiences to highest standards. Accessible theatre training . Workshops and community development programmes for young people and adults. Specialists in developing programmes for under-represented people, such as BME, disadvantaged, local communities etc.

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Latest income
£239k
Latest spending
£212k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income more than doubled to £239,073, driven by a successful fundraising campaign and new National Lottery funding. Although the charity ended the period with a surplus and unrestricted reserves of £19,910, the trustees note that reserves are still being rebuilt following higher expenditure on the 'Joe Carstairs' production.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £20k; policy: satisfactory level)
StoneCrabs has started rebuilding its reserves. Until these are at a satisfactory level StoneCrabs remains committed to keeping costs at a minimum. — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £469 for work as a trainee on the Out on An Island project.
During the period one (31.3.24: no) trustees was paid for his work on as a trainee on the Out on An Island project totalling £469 (31.3.24: £nil). — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee made an interest-free loan of £8,000 in the prior year, which was converted to a donation in the current year.
During the year a Trustee made an interest free loan of £nil (2024: £8,000) to the charitable company to be repaid when the charity has the funds.The interest free loan brought forward has been converted to a donation from the Trustee in the year. — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£239k£212k
31/03/2024£73k£81k
31/03/2023£65k£117k
31/03/2022£89k£108k
31/03/2021£103k£57k

Common questions

Is STONE CRABS PRODUCTIONS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income more than doubled to £239,073, driven by a successful fundraising campaign and new National Lottery funding. Although the charity ended the period with a surplus and unrestricted reserves of £19,910, the trustees note that reserves are still being rebuilt following higher expenditure on the 'Joe Carstairs' production. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/03/2023£76k"Out On An Island, Pride in Self, Pride in Place - The role of the NHS in LGBTQ+ Culture on the Isle of Wight in the 80Â’s & 90Â’s"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2019£42k"'Out On An Island', a 100 years of Isle of Wight LGBTQ+ oral histories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/03/2013£54k"Brasiliance"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/08/2010£49k"Odoya Nigeria!"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2009£8kMakers
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£3kBrazilian Roots

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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
STONE CRABS PRODUCTIONS£239k0belowno doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m0aboveno doubt
CENTRESTAGE PRODUCTIONS YOUTH THEATRE FY2025£131k0unclearno doubt
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k0unclearno doubt
SUDDEN PRODUCTIONS FY2025£154k£20,001 - £30,0000unclearno doubt
PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£371k0aboveno doubt

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