ODD ARTS
Registered charity 1182477 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ODD THEATRE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Odd Arts deliver issue based creative programmes with vulnerable and excluded groups. All our projects use specialist applied theatre and creative arts to address and explore contentious and challenging issues.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £43,836 for the period ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £855,626. The trustees report that current unrestricted reserves stand at £178,921, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £386,880 required to cover nine months of operating activities. The charity remains in a safe financial position with net current assets of £261,940.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £179k)
“Our current reserves stand at £178,921 (as of January 2025).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Odd Arts (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Emma Sheldon MBEchair
- Aleena Ali
- Amber Megan Calland
- Annie Phiri
- James Edward Parris
- John Knott
- Katharine Elizabeth Swift
- Owen Napier
- Paula Cockcroft
- Robert Potts
- Suchema Kudjo Oyetey
- Tiane Ebony Amy Golaub
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ODD ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £43,836 for the period ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £855,626. The trustees report that current unrestricted reserves stand at £178,921, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £386,880 required to cover nine months of operating activities. The charity remains in a safe financial position with net current assets of £261,940. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ODD ARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ODD ARTS as a grant recipient include THE CHIMO TRUST CIO, YOUNG MANCHESTER, BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES, CURIOUS MINDS.
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