TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY
Registered charity 1131762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We make theatre productions with embedded access at start of the artistic process, employing teams of professional Deaf, disabled & non disabled creatives. We run workshops & training to upskill emerging disabled & non disabled creatives. We explore new methods- human and technological- of pushing the boundaries of creative access, and we share our learning through symposia & events.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £165,702 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £211,822. The trustees confirmed that free reserves were £210,157 and that the charity has sufficient working capital to continue meeting its requirements for the foreseeable future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Arts Council of Wales (75% of income)
“The income from ACW alone made up nearly three quarters of our income.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Aisling Lammond
- Alan Chappell-Williams
- Andrew Tinley
- Benjamin Owen- Jones
- Dr Marta Minier · trustee of 1 other charity
- Elizabeth Sarah Price
- Lisa De Benedictis
- Omoregie David Omoruyi
- Simon Whittam
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £165,702 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £211,822. The trustees confirmed that free reserves were £210,157 and that the charity has sufficient working capital to continue meeting its requirements for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TAKING FLIGHT THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST, BIRKDALE TRUST FOR HEARING IMPAIRED LTD.
Known funders
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