RE-LIVE
We provide an inspirational programme of Life Story Theatre. We work alongside people and communities, inviting them to share their experiences, so that audiences young and old can witness the untold stories of our time.Our creative process takes people on a transformative journey, placing their story centre stage, challenging stigma and connecting communities.
Objects
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS ACTIVITIES2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ART OF THEATREFOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ABOVE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER REASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing expenditure of £19,315 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £44,484 to £35,561. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £16,761. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity's main source of income is through grants from the Arts Council of Wales and other charitable funds such as the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust.” — page 21
“In line with best practice, we are endeavouring to build and maintain the reserves of the charity to enable the work of the charity to continue for 3 months should funding unexpectedly cease.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 1
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 2
- Grant-making is its main activity
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/05/2025)
Trustees
- SARAH BELSONchair
- MARK JONES
- NICK ANDREWS
- RUBA SIVAGNANAM
- VALERIE MARY HILL
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £227k | £236k |
| 31/03/2024 | £145k | £161k |
| 31/03/2023 | £175k | £152k |
| 31/03/2022 | £102k | £131k |
| 31/03/2021 | £122k | £80k |
Common questions
Is RE-LIVE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing expenditure of £19,315 for the year, resulting in total funds decreasing from £44,484 to £35,561. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains a reserves policy target of three months of unrestricted expenditure, with actual unrestricted reserves of £16,761. 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.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch | 04/04/2023 | £100k | Re-Live |
| UK government | 10/02/2023 | £33k | Covenant Fund |
| UK government | 12/02/2021 | £35k | £10M Veterans' Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2020 | £8k | COVID-19 - Memoria Community Group Online |
| UK government | — | £20k | Local Grants 2017/18 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £137k |
| THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION | 1 | £119k |
| THE CHILDHOOD TRUST | 1 | £106k |
| RAISE YOUR HANDS | 1 | £102k |
| THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST | 1 | £88k |
| THE RODDICK FOUNDATION | 1 | £78k |
| COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £75k |
Charities like this
- Go Live Theatre Projects
- LIFE CENTRE
- REVERT2REALITY
- SETTLE STORIES LIMITED
- THE LIFE INTERVENTION, FRIENDSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- LIVE!
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE-LIVE | £227k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Go Live Theatre Projects | £687k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| LIFE CENTRE | £835k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| REVERT2REALITY | £96k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SETTLE STORIES LIMITED | £404k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE LIFE INTERVENTION, FRIENDSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION | £37k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |