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TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1121416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education for public benefit through theatre productions. A number of imaginative productions are put on each year coupled with educational programmes related to the shows. Aimed at children but for adults as well. Tour in a number of places including commuity and rural venues and schools

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a positive financial position with unrestricted reserves totaling £2,193,339. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming to hold the equivalent of six months’ core running costs, which they conclude is adequate. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 2,851,293” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months’ core running costs (held: £2.2m)
“The reserves policy aims to hold the equivalent of six months’ core running costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£53k
Reserves (reported)
£2.2m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~10.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Canada · France · Germany · Hong Kong · Ireland · Malaysia · Scotland · Singapore · South Africa · Throughout England And Wales · United Arab Emirates

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£2.6m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.1m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.0m
31/03/2022£981k£1.2m
31/03/2021£294k£523k

Common questions

Is TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year in a positive financial position with unrestricted reserves totaling £2,193,339. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming to hold the equivalent of six months’ core running costs, which they conclude is adequate. The independent auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION1£506k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION1£175k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£44k
MIDDLE WAY TRUST1£25k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION1£10k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£10k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED£2.9m—0above—no doubt
TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£601k—0within—no doubt
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£117k—0above—no doubt
COMPANY THREE THEATRE FY2025£554kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ARCHWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£602k—0below—no doubt

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