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HighTide Theatre Limited

Registered charity 1124477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGHTIDE, HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL PRODUCTIONS LTD

FOUNDED IN 2007, HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE DISCOVERS AND DEVELOPS EMERGING PLAYWRIGHTS, PRODUCING THEIR WORK IN AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN SUFFOLK AND THROUGH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WIDEST PUBLIC, PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS.

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Latest income
£528k
Latest spending
£503k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned an operating surplus of £24,632 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees report that general reserves amounted to £122,142, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000 but below the target of £135,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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: £122k; policy: minimum of £100k with a target of £135k)
“After excluding the Designated fund balance of £20,000, Fixed Assets of £10,221 and the Theatre Tax Relief debtor of £44,849, General reserves amounted to £122,142.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Juliet Gilkes Romero charged the charity for delivering workshops.
“During the year, Juliet Gilkes Romero, a trustee, charged the charity £495 (2024: £760) for delivering workshops for the Charity.” — page 36
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£528k
Total spending
£503k
Reserves (reported)
£197k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£528k£503k
31/03/2024£521k£474k
31/03/2023£391k£358k
31/03/2022£472k£555k
31/03/2021£476k£300k

Common questions

Is HighTide Theatre Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned an operating surplus of £24,632 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees report that general reserves amounted to £122,142, which is above the stated policy target of £100,000 but below the target of £135,000. The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HighTide Theatre Limited?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HighTide Theatre Limited as a grant recipient include THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST, THE FENTON ARTS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUSTFY2024£7k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2019£3kSummer Connect