ACTONE ARTSBASE

Registered charity 1121187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACT ONE, ACT ONE ARTS BASE, ACTONE THEATRE COMPANY, Silverbirch Dance Company Ltd

The aims of the Charity are to promote, improve, develop and maintain public education & the appreciation of theatre, drama and the arts in all its aspects by, but not limited to:1 the preparation and presentation of theatre and music theatre performances by pre-dominantly disabled and under-privileged young people, but not exclusively: and2 the provision of workshops in theatre, drama & arts.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE APPRECIATION OF THEATRE, DRAMA AND THE ARTS IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1 THE PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF THEATRE AND MUSIC THEATRE PERFORMANCES BY PRE-DOMINANTLY DISABLED AND UNDER PRIVILEGED YOUNG PEOPLE, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: AND2 THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS IN THEATRE, DRAMA AND ARTS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £9,578 to £12,880, resulting in a net income of £3,302 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £12,880, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately three months of running costs. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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 5 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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Davina Foster
• Kevin Stephen Hamilton
• Lydia Hunter
• MARY PATRICIA WESTGATE

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

Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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