HANDMADE THEATRE

Registered charity 1169406 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

HandMade Theatre creates performances, workshops and events for community groups and families across the UK. Working with schools, community groups and venues, HandMade works hard to deliver activities and experiences to all. HandMade work closely with Children with SEND, adults with Dementia, women and children fleeing domestic abuse to ensure access for all to high quality arts activities.

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Latest income
£154k
Latest spending
£134k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £22,912 to £11,612 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that all funding is fragile and the charity is working on creating a reserves policy, indicating a lack of established financial buffers.

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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£154k£134k
31/03/2025£97k£108k
31/03/2024£89k£94k
31/03/2023£75k£46k
31/03/2022£55k£53k

Common questions

Is HANDMADE THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £22,912 to £11,612 due to a net expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that all funding is fragile and the charity is working on creating a reserves policy, indicating a lack of established financial buffers. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HANDMADE THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HANDMADE THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50kWelfare of the Elderly
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£35kPurposes Beneficial to the Community
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£4kWelfare of the Aged

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2023£154kTell me a story
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£14kWild Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2021£8kWild wellbeing