REACTION THEATRE MAKERS

Registered charity 1155804 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REACTION

Reaction Theatre Makers aim to promote mental well-being through drama and the associated arts by:Creating touring theatre work with an Arts & Health focus.Setting up and running arts projects within the community with a special focus on hard-to-reach groups such as those with learning disabilities or those with mental health difficulties.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£81k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had total unrestricted reserves of £5,420 and restricted reserves of £21,513.81 at the end of the period. The trustees consider these reserves satisfactory for day-to-day operations and cashflow management, noting that the organisation relies on grants and income from touring and admission charges to cover operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants
“Grants 0.00 71142.00 0.00 71142.00 85284.00” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£81k£81k
31/12/2024£92k£85k
31/12/2023£72k£72k
31/12/2022£77k£72k
31/12/2021£62k£66k

Common questions

Is REACTION THEATRE MAKERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had total unrestricted reserves of £5,420 and restricted reserves of £21,513.81 at the end of the period. The trustees consider these reserves satisfactory for day-to-day operations and cashflow management, noting that the organisation relies on grants and income from touring and admission charges to cover operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds REACTION THEATRE MAKERS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REACTION THEATRE MAKERS as a grant recipient include THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£0
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£7kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£10kCommunity Clothes Line
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2022£110kInterAct
The National Lottery Community Fund14/12/2018£78kInter-Act
The National Lottery Community Fund07/09/2018£6kConnectedness
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2016£6kF.E.A.S.T. Festival of Equality in Arts and Society through Theatre
The National Lottery Community Fund04/11/2015£88kInter-Act
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£10kWeekly Inclusive Theatre Skills Sessions (WITSS)
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2013£9kWITSS (Weekly Inclusive Theatre Skills Sessions)
The National Lottery Community Fund01/09/2011£9kDrama workshops for learning disabled students
The National Lottery Community Fund15/06/2006£5kBig Issues