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COMPANY THREE THEATRE

Registered charity 1169024 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMPANY THREE

To advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively, the art of drama

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Latest income
£554k
Latest spending
£522k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £554,044 against total expenditure of £521,698, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £194,278, which the trustees designate for future project expenditure and charity reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2024: nil).” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 3 and 6 months of the operational expenditure (held: £194k)
“It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the operational expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£554k
Total spending
£522k
Cost of raising funds
£37
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£554k£522k
31/03/2024£526k£458k
31/03/2023£218k£241k
31/08/2022£289k£351k
31/08/2021£377k£303k

Common questions

Is COMPANY THREE THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £554,044 against total expenditure of £521,698, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £194,278, which the trustees designate for future project expenditure and charity reserves. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMPANY THREE THEATRE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds COMPANY THREE THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMPANY THREE THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION, ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE TOMORO FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£100k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONFY2025£45kLiteracy & Oracy
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£44kMain Grants
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£40k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£25k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kYoung People & Education Programme
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kLiteracy & Oracy

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The Mercers' Company30/11/2023£152kGrant to Company Three Theatre Ltd
The Mercers' Company05/06/2020£4kCovid-19 Rapid Response Fund Grant
The Mercers' Company12/06/2019£60kGrant to Company Three Theatre Ltd (previously- Islington Community Theatre)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2019£8kRenovating The Den

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 NISBET TRUST1£26k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY1£20k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION1£8k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST1£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k
THE LECHE TRUST1£4k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMPANY THREE THEATRE£554kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025£724k—0above—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
ARCHWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt

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