4FRONT THEATRE

Registered charity 1163712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 4FRONT THEATRE TRUST

1) to advance the Christian faith for the public benefit, in particular by broadcasting Christian messages of anevangelistic and educative nature through theatre and the dramatic arts.2) to advance the arts for the public benefit.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BY BROADCASTING CHRISTIAN MESSAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC AND EDUCATIVE NATURE THROUGH THEATRE AND THE DRAMATIC ARTS.2) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £22,036 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £45,408. The trustees acknowledge that unrestricted reserves fell to £40,408, though they maintain that sufficient resources exist to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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)

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 4Front Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• John Drewchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bethan Kirsty Newman
• Natalie Elliot
• Natalie Holman
• OLIVER CHARLES WARD
• Robert Lee Lehmann · trustee of 1 other charity
• Steven Lindsay Ford-Thomson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FACE FRONT INCLUSIVE THEATRE LIMITED.

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• FOUNDATION MATTERS income £366k

Side by side with its peers

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