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TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1147644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE · repeated filing default (register status)

The charity operates the Great barn. This structure is the 3rd largest medieval barn in Europe. It's structure is largely intact. ThecCharity have installed a 175 seat theatre inside the barn and have renovated the barn in order to hold wedding ceremonies and receptions there. It is used also as an educational facility as well as hosting the annual Titchfield Shakespeare Festival

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.2m
Latest spending
£3.0m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and increased its cash holdings to £233,000, reflecting strong box office recovery post-pandemic. However, the trustees note that reserves are largely restricted or tied up in property assets, with only £144,000 in free unrestricted reserves available for ongoing operations. The organization faces significant future capital requirements for the Arden theatre project, which is funded partly by borrowings totaling £2 million.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £144k)
“Our £144k of free reserves includes just over three months' operating costs covering overheads and potential show costs. This is in line with the policy target set by the Trustees that we should hold free reserves of between three and six months of such costs.”
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees believe that the organisation is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and have a reasonable expectation that, alongside their strategy for handling the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Group has adequate resources and cash to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, we note the potential significant capital requirements for the coming years, in particular the costs of the Arden theatre project, and the fact that our reserves, whilst strong, are largely restricted and designated and, because tied up on property and other assets, not fully covered by liquid funds.” — page 16
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Titchfield Festival Theatre Productions Limited, South Coast Symphonia
“This aligns with our sister companies Titchfield Festival Theatre Productions Limited and our Youth offering via TYMT( Titchfield Youth Musical theatre) and TYT (Titchfield Youth Theatre) which supports us in delivering an ambitious programme of work on-stage.” — page 6
Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Selwyn Miles & Company. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Charity Commission inquiry

The report states the inquiry was opened on 27 November 2025 and is ongoing. It does not state a final outcome such as trustees being removed or an official warning issued. Therefore, outcome_summary is null.
“The Commission has escalated its engagement with the charity to a statutory inquiry.”
The report lists specific areas of concern that prompted the inquiry.
“further concerns came to the regulator’s attention relating to its accounting information, outstanding accounts and potential unmanaged conflicts of interest.”
The report details the specific regulatory concerns under section 46 of the Charities Act 2011.
“regulatory concerns that there is or has been misconduct and/ or mismanagement in the administration of the charity.”
Per the Commission’s published report. Summary is automated; the official report is authoritative.

Insolvency history (Companies House)

Trading subsidiary TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
creditors-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-08-20
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: administration).
in-administration — 2026-05-08
Official Companies House insolvency record. Insolvency of a subsidiary does not mean the charity is insolvent.

Corporate structure

TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Change of accounting reference date
SOUTH COAST SYMPHONIA LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The company has called up share capital not paid of £100 (2025) and £100 (2024).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Titchfield Festival Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£3.0m
Cost of raising funds
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£239k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (69% 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: 63.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025——
30/06/2024——
30/06/2023——
30/06/2022£3.2m£3.0m
30/06/2021£783k£688k

Common questions

Is TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year and increased its cash holdings to £233,000, reflecting strong box office recovery post-pandemic. However, the trustees note that reserves are largely restricted or tied up in property assets, with only £144,000 in free unrestricted reserves available for ongoing operations. The organization faces significant future capital requirements for the Arden theatre project, which is funded partly by borrowings totaling £2 million. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Selwyn Miles & Company.

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 THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND2£24k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£3k
Laidlaw Opera Trust1£458k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£268k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£98k
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST1£54k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£50k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TITCHFIELD FESTIVAL THEATRE LIMITED£3.2m—0within—noted
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRANGE FESTIVAL FY2025£4.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.1m——below—noted

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