ACCESS ALL AREAS

Registered charity 1172706 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Access All Areas was formed in 1976 as Rainbow Drama Group. In 2007, it registered as a charity (1120588) before transferring to its current format as a CIO in 2017. The charity?s activities are to advance the education, skills, opportunities and life chances of people with learning disabilities and autism through drama, and to educate audiences about learning disabilities and autism.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a small deficit of £10,263 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £171,589, which is below its stated policy target of £197,111. The accounts state that the trustees have a reasonable expectation of adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Esmee Fairbairn — “Our work would not be possible without the ongoing support of our funders. A huge thank you to: Esmee Fairbairn” (source page)

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/08/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Ann Marie Pickthallchair
• Alison Small
• Charlene Salter
• Himanshu Acharya
• Lucy Sanga
• Paul Christian
• Samantha Palk
• Sarah Brigham
• Shereen Jasmin Phillips

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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