ASSOCIATED STUDIOS

Registered charity 1152203 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, OPERA AND NEW THEATRE WRITING.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF ACTING, MUSICAL THEATRE, OPERA AND COMMERCIAL/POPULAR MUSIC INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):-A)PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, NEW WRITING WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND COURSES AND B)OUTREACH WORK WITH UNIVERSITIES AND FURTHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS ANDC)BUILDING LINKS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER THEATRICAL/MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,555 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £140,860. The trustees describe this financial position as robust and healthy, noting it provides a vital safety net despite challenges related to transitioning accrediting universities. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has significant future lease commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House CE000441

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 45.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR CHRISTOPHER JEREMY STEWARDSON
• David Williams
• LEONTINE HASS
• LORD PATRICK LAWRENCE
• RORY KEITH OGILVY BREMNER

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

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