RTYDS LIMITED

Registered charity 1159966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme is a professional artist development programme for new and emerging theatre directors in the UK. We seek out and nurture the most talented theatre directors at the early stage of their careers; developing their skills and experience by placing them in leading regional theatres and providing unique training and professional development opportunities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA.

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £1,373 for the year ended 31 March 2026, which was comfortably covered by designated reserves. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £119,575, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £33,513, providing a degree of additional contingency. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing secured funding until July 2027.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “We will continue to deliver Fair Play , our unique programme for working class theatre directors, funded by Arts Council England, from our n…” (source page)
• Garrick Charitable Trust — “Here’s a big round of applause for them: – Garrick Charitable Trust” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adam Lee Kenwright
• Alexander McGowan
• Anthony Lau
• Atri Rohan Banerjee
• Boluwatito Osose Mogaji-Williams
• Christina Clarke
• Dermot Daly · trustee of 1 other charity
• Doreen Marcia Foster
• Helen Palmer · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jiayun Xu
• Laura Mallows
• Nathan Othneil Powell
• Shay Francis Kennedy
• Todd James Heppenstall

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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