Creation Theatre Ltd

Registered charity 1119379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CREATION THEATRE COMPANY, OXFORD SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE

To advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively, the art of drama.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with net liabilities of £19,264 and a deficit in unrestricted funds. The trustees acknowledge a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing that the company was behind with payments to staff and suppliers. However, they report that operational changes and cost reductions resulted in the second half of the year returning a small surplus, giving them confidence in future operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 06135973

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Creation Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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.

• BARNETSON, Ian — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
• LLOYD, James Owen — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
• TOMLINSON, John Carl — director, appointed 09/11/2017on trustee list
• IBALL, Julia Anne — director, appointed 22/04/2013on trustee list
• FLETCHER, Colin William, Bishop — director, appointed 13/08/2008not on trustee list
• CLARKSON, Mary Ruth — director, appointed 19/01/2008on trustee list

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/01/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ian Barnetson
• James Owen Lloyd
• John Carl Tomlinson
• Julia Iball
• MARY RUTH CLARKSON
• Peter Bird

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
• NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £271k
• THE CALDER THEATRE BOOKSHOP income £107k
• WILTSHIRE CREATIVE income £5.5m
• LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
• COMPANY THREE THEATRE income £554k

Side by side with its peers

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