EQUAL PEOPLE PERFORMING ARTS

Registered charity 1116649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MUSHROOM THEATRE COMPANY, THE EQUAL PEOPLE THEATRE COMPANY

The goal of Equal People was to open performing arts facilities that are accessible to all. In 2014/2015 a facility to accommodate the needs of all was opened and the many years of donations and charitable activities was invested. Now the charity needs to maintain the wonderful facility and ensure that opportunities are available to allow the charity to continue fulfilling the objectives.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTICULAR OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY.2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND COURSES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE ESSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £292,317, including £291,817 of unrestricted funds, with cash balances of £248,584 providing good liquidity. The trustees report a surplus of £54,771 for the year and confirm the charity remains a going concern with no funds in deficit. However, the document notes a principal risk of underutilisation of the facility and the potential non-renewal of a Service Level Agreement with Performers, which could lead to a shortfall in income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Equal People Performing Arts (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Suttleworthchair
• IAN JONATHAN SMITH
• Kevin Horne
• Nigel Worship

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FIFTY THREE TWO.

• FIFTY THREE TWO income £139k
• PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED income £345k
• Equal Arts Ltd. income £454k
• THE PUMP HOUSE THEATRE AND ARTS TRUST LIMITED income £315k
• EQUAL PEOPLE MENCAP income £1.8m
• NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD income £175k

Side by side with its peers

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