THE PAPER BIRDS THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1182736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAPER BIRDS

We promote theatrical performances and inclusive participatory experiences, such as drama workshops and training, to help improve people's well-being, confidence and skills and to advance the arts for the public benefit.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA

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

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Latest income

£458k

Latest spending

£419k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity finished the year with unrestricted funds of £146,424, achieving a surplus of £46,218. The trustees note that the company's new National Portfolio Organisation Status for 23-26 greatly aids financial stability for this period. The accounts state that the charity is eligible for independent examination and no matters have come to the examiner's attention giving cause to believe the accounts are not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of projected core operating costs (held: £146k)

“The Trustees consider that the ideal level of unrestricted reserves should be £66,323 sufficient to cover 3 months of projected core operating costs for the upcoming financial year 2025-26.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Cristina Serzedelo Holstchair
Chinyere Ogbue
Christopher Thorpe
Hannah Smith
Kerry Hunt
Lucy Jessica Parker
Rose Abderabbani
Sarah Louise Wall

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£458k	£419k
31/03/2024	£421k	£386k
31/03/2023	£290k	£283k
31/03/2022	£240k	£253k
31/03/2021	£151k	£113k

Common questions

Is THE PAPER BIRDS THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity finished the year with unrestricted funds of £146,424, achieving a surplus of £46,218. The trustees note that the company's new National Portfolio Organisation Status for 23-26 greatly aids financial stability for this period. The accounts state that the charity is eligible for independent examination and no matters have come to the examiner's attention giving cause to believe the accounts are not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	30/03/2023	£30k	'Navigate' Digital Learning
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/12/2013	£5k	"Women@War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/11/2009	£4k	"Turning Pages"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST	2	£53k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION	1	£175k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£144k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	1	£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£44k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE FUNDING NETWORK	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNFOLDING THEATRE.

UNFOLDING THEATRE income £230k
COMPANY THREE THEATRE income £554k
People's Theatre Collective Ltd income £184k
THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION income £6.3m
ANGEL SHED THEATRE COMPANY income £197k
PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £371k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PAPER BIRDS THEATRE COMPANY	£458k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UNFOLDING THEATRE FY2025	£230k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COMPANY THREE THEATRE FY2025	£554k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
People's Theatre Collective Ltd FY2025	£184k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION FY2025	£6.3m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
ANGEL SHED THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£197k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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