IMPROBABLE

Registered charity 1155695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Improbable has been presenting award-winning theatre, from very small scale performances to large scale plays and operas, for 20 years. We add high-quality work to the cultural landscape, and tour our work as much as possible to benefit those living outside London. We also run Open Space forums around the state of the arts and contemporary theatre practice.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £224,040 at the end of the year, with the trustees noting that the level sits at £235,540 when including restricted funds. The filing indicates that the charity's activities are dependent on uncertain funding streams, yet the trustees remain satisfied that the going concern basis is appropriate.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Improbable (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (65% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Erica Whymanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Benjamin Yeoh · trustee of 1 other charity
• Heather Davenport
• Helen Anglim
• Neha Idnani
• Patrick Handley
• Pauline Mayers
• Stephen Daldry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Yusuf Subzposh

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

Operates in: Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).