FLUTE THEATRE

Registered charity 1163705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING SPECIAL PROVISION FOR THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC INCLUDING SPECIAL PROVISION FOR THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£73k

Latest spending

£72k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £10,344 to £5,848, resulting in a net movement in funds of £992. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of maintaining two to three months of expenditure. The charity received an independent examiner's report confirming that the financial statements comply with applicable regulations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Reserves are currently below this level, the trustees are aware and are looking at ways to increase this in future.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 4
Government income: £26,620 — grants £26,620 (1); 14% of the £194,158 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Flute Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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 — “Huge thanks to Arts Council England and Bristol Myers Squibb for their invaluable support during Spring 2026.” (source page)
Bristol Myers Squibb — “Huge thanks to Arts Council England and Bristol Myers Squibb for their invaluable support during Spring 2026.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Charlotte Scott
Dr Jamie Anthony Ward
Dr Michael Dobson · trustee of 2 other charities
Iris Rajman
Kelly Stobbs
MICHAEL WALLING
Margaret Jane Buddle · trustee of 2 other charities
Professor Robert Shaughnessy
TALIA RODGERS

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

Operates in: Germany · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£73k	£72k
31/03/2025	£157k	£156k
31/03/2024	£194k	£196k
31/03/2023	£213k	£205k
31/03/2022	£157k	£164k

Common questions

Is FLUTE THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £10,344 to £5,848, resulting in a net movement in funds of £992. The trustees note that reserves are currently below their stated policy target of maintaining two to three months of expenditure. The charity received an independent examiner's report confirming that the financial statements comply with applicable regulations. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FLUTE THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FLUTE THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, The Ashley Family Foundation, THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST, ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	FY2025	£10k	Holiday activity schemes for autistic children and their siblings (Projects run in 2025)
The Ashley Family Foundation	FY2023	£9k
THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Smaller Grants
The Ashley Family Foundation	FY2024	£3k
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO	FY2021	£2k	Foundation Fund Grant
THE SHERLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	03/04/2023	£24k	Project Funding

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	2	£10k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	2	£2k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£88k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION	1	£7k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	1	£7k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	1	£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED.

THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED income £560k
THEATRE-RITES income £278k
LINTON ON WHARFE MEMORIAL HALL income £34k
GLADSTONE THEATRE TRUST income £386k
WICKHAM THEATRE TRUST income £44k
UNITY THEATRE income £630k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FLUTE THEATRE	£73k	—	below	—	no doubt
THEATRE ORCHARD PROJECTS LIMITED FY2025	£560k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025	£278k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LINTON ON WHARFE MEMORIAL HALL FY2025	£34k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GLADSTONE THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£386k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WICKHAM THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£44k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.