OUT OF CHARACTER

Registered charity 1161399 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The purpose of Out of Character is to promote social inclusion among people who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society by reason of mental illness, in particular by:- providing theatre opportunities to adults who use or have used mental health services.-promoting an understanding of mental illness through the use of theatre

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Latest income
£40k
Latest spending
£37k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state total income of £51,979 against total expenditure of £36,926.36, resulting in a positive balance carried forward of £15,053. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, evidenced by the surplus and positive cash position.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · Leeds City · Lincolnshire · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£40k£37k
31/08/2024£27k£31k
31/08/2023£38k£31k
31/08/2022£9k£18k
31/08/2021£22k£14k

Common questions

Is OUT OF CHARACTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state total income of £51,979 against total expenditure of £36,926.36, resulting in a positive balance carried forward of £15,053. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, evidenced by the surplus and positive cash position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OUT OF CHARACTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUT OF CHARACTER as a grant recipient include IMAGINE FOUNDATION, TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kUsing creativity to change the story
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kReduced Inequalities / Gender Equality
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kUsing creativity to change the story
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kUsing creativity to change the story
IMAGINE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Using creativity to change the story

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/11/2025£20kOut of Character 2026
The National Lottery Community Fund26/09/2024£16kOut of Character Theatre Company: Mental Health; Social Mobility & Employment
Postcode Lottery01/11/2023£3kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£10kOut Of Character - Progression Routes
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2020£2kOut of Character Staying Connected
City of York Council—£10kCity Wide Ward