UNLEASHED THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1168124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Unleashed aims to empower, nourish and challenge people to change their lives for the better. We enable engagement with the arts and heritage for everyone, whilst focussing on the most underrepresented in society, allowing people to find themselves through creativity in a safe and welcoming space. Arts and heritage are used as tools to encourage people to reach their full potential.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARETO ADVANCE AND RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND PRACTICE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE USE OF HIGH STANDARDS OF CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS WITHIN THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF DEVON AND THE UNITED KINGDOM, INCLUDING THE PARTICIPATION OF THOSE IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES FOR WHOM SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING AND THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(THE CIO WILL OPERATE AS AN INCLUSIVE CHRISTIAN THEATRE COMPANY AND ALL ITS PRODUCTIONS AND PROJECTS WILL HAVE A CHRISTIAN / MORAL / ETHICAL BASIS, THEME OR MESSAGE).

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £27,547 for the year ending 31st December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £29,316. The trustees confirmed there were no outstanding guarantees or debts secured on assets at the year end.

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 4 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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £345k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Martin Nicholas Deanchair
• Andrew Sleeman White
• Joanna Leach
• Rachel Hingston

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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