AVOCET THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1186908 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATC

Oxfordshire based theatre company creating theatrical productions to entertain and educate. Open to anyone aged 8 who want to take part in creating theatre and producing productions.

Objects

AVOCET THEATRE COMPANY IS A NOT FOR PROFIT GROUP THAT AIMS TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE ARTS IN THE BANBURY AND NORTH OXFORDSHIRE AREA. AVOCET THEATRE COMPANY AIMS TO FOSTER A FEELING OF INCLUSIVITY AROUND THEATRE AND PERFORMING ARTS BY ENCOURAGING MEMBERS AGED 8 AND OVER TO TAKE PART IN THEATRE REGARDLESS OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC BACKGROUND. THE GROUP ACHIEVES THIS BY NOT ONLY RUNNING WORKSHOPS BUT ALSO BY STAGING AT LEAST TWO THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS A YEAR.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has no funds materially in deficit and its current unrestricted resources are sufficient to meet outgoings for at least the next year. The trustees confirm that no staff were employed and no fixed assets were purchased during the period. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of at least £5,000 to preserve financial viability and support new projects.

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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

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

• Chiltern Railways — “A Banbury BID community project funded by Chiltern Railways” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Benjamin James Coleman PGCE, QTSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Amelia Jane Haverson
• Amy Elizabeth Jones PGCE
• Deborah Coleman
• Gillian Frances Crowther MCIPD
• Ian David Keeffe
• Jennifer Healy
• Sam Brittain

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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