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FOURTH MONKEY EDUCATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1164406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of young people & the general public with particular reference to dramatic arts, including not exclusively through provision of courses, tuition, workshops, classes, performances, rehearsals & other exclusively charitable activities.To advance arts & culture through the production of plays & the encouragement of arts. All objects shall be of a charitable nature.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,325 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in accumulated unrestricted funds of £(251,252). Per the trustees' report, the organization is dependent on continued support from funders, stakeholders, and the bank, with the founder providing a personal guarantee for short-term borrowing increases to maintain going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of key operating costs. Equivalent to £180,000 (held: £-251k)
“The board of trustees considers the aim of holding general reserves in conjunction with designated and restricted reserves available to support Fourth Monkey's delivery equivalent to three months of key operating costs. Equivalent to £180,000 to be a prudent financial policy.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity is dependent on the continued support of funders and key stakeholders, including the bank as it overcomes the closure of the Bristol site due to the student housing crisis in the city. There is a bank overdraft facility in place that has previously been extended when necessary. The Founder has also committed to personally guarantee a short-term increase in borrowing if necessary.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Director of Training Charleen Aseidu-Addo is the partner of Artistic Director Steve Green. She was paid a salary of £82,000 (2024: £76,000) with employer pension contributions of £1,321 (2024: £1,321) in the year. She also made a secured loan to the charity in the year of £100,000, fully outstanding as at the end of the year and due to be fully repaid with 5% interest by 30 December 2026.
“Director of Training Charleen Aseidu-Addo is the partner of Artistic Director Steve Green. She was paid a salary of £82,000 (2024: £76,000) with employer pension contributions of £1,321 (2024: £1,321) in the year. She also made a secured loan to the charity in the year of £100,000, fully outstanding as at the end of the year and due to be fully repaid with 5% interest by 30 December 2026.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Breckman & Company Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/08/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/08/2023£1.4m£1.7m
31/08/2022£2.1m£2.0m
31/08/2021£1.2m£1.3m

Common questions

Is FOURTH MONKEY EDUCATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £24,325 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in accumulated unrestricted funds of £(251,252). Per the trustees' report, the organization is dependent on continued support from funders, stakeholders, and the bank, with the founder providing a personal guarantee for short-term borrowing increases to maintain going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Breckman & Company Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST2£2k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£325k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£105k
THE MARCELA TRUST1£100k
THE ALDGATE AND ALLHALLOWS FOUNDATION1£31k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART1£30k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION1£11k
OLD POSSUM'S PRACTICAL TRUST1£8k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOURTH MONKEY EDUCATION LIMITED£1.3m——unclear—noted
NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£271k—0unclear—material uncertainty
FOUR CORNERS LIMITED FY2025£402k—0unclear—noted
MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£620k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
VAMOS THEATRE CIO FY2025£402k—0unclear—no doubt

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