SADLER'S WELLS FOUNDATION LTD
Registered charity 1150844 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To defray the expenses of providing performances at Sadler's Wells Theatre, and to undertake a programme of refurbishment of the theatre
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,634,904, supported by a reserves policy aimed at accumulating sufficient funds for medium to long-term asset replacement and repair. The charity reported a net income of £651,596 for the year, with total funds increasing to £3,437,135, while maintaining a clean going concern status with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sir Alistair Spalding CBE — Chief Executive (source)
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)
12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (9 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 ~14.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Lerpiniere
- Fiona Corcoran
- Jennifer Mary Beningfield
- Melissa Jones
- NIGEL HIGGINS · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paul Williams
- ROBERT GLICK · trustee of 1 other charity
- Roger Spence
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Islington
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SADLER'S WELLS FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,634,904, supported by a reserves policy aimed at accumulating sufficient funds for medium to long-term asset replacement and repair. The charity reported a net income of £651,596 for the year, with total funds increasing to £3,437,135, while maintaining a clean going concern status with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
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