THE PARK THEATRE

Registered charity 1137223 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Proprietor of The Park Theatre,Clifton Terrace,London N4 3JPArtistic Creation

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity posted a surplus of £217,824 for the year, with free reserves increasing to £1,088,231. The trustees report that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of approximately three months of overhead costs. The charity remains substantially dependent on voluntary income and faces challenges in securing contributed funds in the current climate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07091161
• Trading subsidiary: PARK THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED Companies House 09358327
• Trading subsidiary: PARK THEATRE CAFE BAR LIMITED Companies House 09492315

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “Statutory Funders Arts Council England (project grants)” (source page)
• London Borough of Islington — “Statutory Funders Arts Council England (project grants) London Borough of Islington” (source page)
• London Borough of Haringey — “Statutory Funders Arts Council England (project grants) London Borough of Islington London Borough of Haringey” (source page)
• Bray Film Studios — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Burney Group — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Osteria Tufo — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Picturehouse — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Raycom — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Stage & Tiers — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Sweet Theatre — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Tara House Nursery — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Tonkotsu — “Corporate Supporters  Bray Film Studios, Burney Group, Osteria Tufo, Picturehouse, Raycom, Stage & Tiers, Sweet Theatre, Tara House Nurser…” (source page)
• Atkin Foundation — “Trusts & Foundations  Atkin Foundation, Backstage Trust, The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust, Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, The Buzza…” (source page)
• Backstage Trust — “Trusts & Foundations  Atkin Foundation, Backstage Trust, The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust, Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, The Buzza…” (source page)
• The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations  Atkin Foundation, Backstage Trust, The Basil Samuel Charitable Trust, Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation, The Buzza…” (source page)

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.

• RICHARDS-GLOCKNER, Pia Hermione — director, appointed 13/09/2024not on trustee list
• HURT, Jacqueline Mary — director, appointed 13/09/2024on trustee list
• HEYCOCK, Kathleen Mary — director, appointed 05/09/2023on trustee list
• ALAMUTU, Ibukunoluwa — director, appointed 13/09/2022on trustee list
• SMITH, Joseph Andrew — director, appointed 13/09/2022on trustee list
• CLARE, Anthony James — director, appointed 18/01/2022on trustee list
• EDWARDS, Jonathan — director, appointed 09/12/2021on trustee list
• BEEBY, Hedda Rachel — director, appointed 19/01/2021on trustee list
• BARLING, Kurt, Professor — director, appointed 19/01/2021on trustee list
• CLARKE, Julia Elizabeth — director, appointed 19/01/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

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)

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (46% 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: 12.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Clarechair
• Hedda Rachel Beeby
• Ibukunoluwa Alamutu
• Jacqueline Hurt
• Jonathan Edwards
• Joseph Smith
• Julia Clarke
• Kathleen Heycock
• Pia Richards Glockner
• Professor Kurt Barling

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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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 THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED.

• THE PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £1.3m
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• REGENT'S PARK MUSIC FESTIVAL CHARITABLE FUND income £138k
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Side by side with its peers

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