THE PRODUCTION EXCHANGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1158517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To offer opportunities and practical support for early career practitioners in the field of Theatre and Dance

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Latest income
£135k
Latest spending
£135k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £160 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £134,668 and expenditure of £134,828. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £23,176, which is below the stated policy target of £58,361 (equivalent to three to four months of resources expended). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £23k; policy: three to four months of resources expended)
“At the end of the financial year, the Charity had reserves of £23,176 (2024: £23,336), with a reserves policy amount of £58,361.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr C Blumenau received management fees of £4,500 for services and work on productions.
“Whilst Mr C Blumenau, a trustee, does not receive remuneration from the Charity for his services as a Trustee, he was paid management fees of £4,500 (2024: £15,500) in the year for management services and work on productions” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr C Blumenau received management fees of £4,500 for services and work on productions.
“he was paid management fees of £4,500 (2024: £15,500) in the year for management services and work on productions, as well as receiving £nil (2024: £218) in relation to recharged expenses.”
“During the year the charity received £1,200 for production fees (2024: donations of £5,181) from TPE (Productions) Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity received £1,200 in donations from TPE (Productions) Limited, a company associated by common control.
“he was paid management fees of £4,500 (2024: £15,500) in the year for management services and work on productions, as well as receiving £nil (2024: £218) in relation to recharged expenses.”
“During the year the charity received £1,200 for production fees (2024: donations of £5,181) from TPE (Productions) Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity paid £16,927 to TPE (Productions) Limited for production fees.
“he was paid management fees of £4,500 (2024: £15,500) in the year for management services and work on productions, as well as receiving £nil (2024: £218) in relation to recharged expenses.”
“During the year the charity received £1,200 for production fees (2024: donations of £5,181) from TPE (Productions) Limited.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

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

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

Total income
£725k
Total spending
£694k
Reserves (reported)
£72k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£135k£135k
30/06/2024£154k£208k
30/06/2023£238k£233k
30/06/2022£725k£694k
30/06/2021£248k£236k

Common questions

Is THE PRODUCTION EXCHANGE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £160 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £134,668 and expenditure of £134,828. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £23,176, which is below the stated policy target of £58,361 (equivalent to three to four months of resources expended). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.