HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1164103 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hubbub Theatre Company works with people with learning disabilities. We are based in Derby, We run a touring theatre company, an actor training and a community project including outreach in the community.

Causes: Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£360k
Latest spending
£373k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £13,747 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £359,514 against total resources expended of £373,262. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £155,603, which is slightly below the stated policy target range of £167,000 to £250,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels despite some uncertainty regarding the charity's premises.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £156k)
“Unrestricted reserves on 31 March 2025 were £155,603 which is slightly short of this range”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£360k£373k
31/03/2024£331k£304k
31/03/2023£195k£217k
31/03/2022£226k£211k
31/03/2021£212k£133k

Common questions

Is HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £13,747 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £359,514 against total resources expended of £373,262. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £155,603, which is slightly below the stated policy target range of £167,000 to £250,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that activity has returned to pre-pandemic levels despite some uncertainty regarding the charity's premises. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATIONFY2025£150kGrant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2025£329kHubbub Theatre - Get Involved
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£18kThe Hub Tuesday Group
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2022£186kHubbub Theatre Company: Get Involved 2022-2025
UK government22/10/2021£38kCulture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
The National Lottery Community Fund25/05/2018£10kHubbub Theatrical Club Nights
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2016£10kHubbub Theatre Company Community Outreach Project

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HUB YEOVIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY£360k—0below—no doubt
THE HUB YEOVIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHARITY FY2024£766k—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£5.3m——unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY HUB FY2025£141k—0unclear—no doubt
HULL TRUCK THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST FY2025£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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