SMALL PERFORMANCE ADVENTURES

Registered charity 1187052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society.The charity aims to provide the space and opportunity through the medium of theatre and performance

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÆSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÆ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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
£52k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,337 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £6,974 to £10,210 (Note: The Statement of Financial Position shows an increase in total net assets from £6,974 to £10,210, but the Income and Expenditure report shows a deficit; the narrative reflects the explicit deficit figure stated in the I&E report). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves were maintained at a level equivalent to three months of running costs, consistent with the stated reserves policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other Income (42% of income)
“Turnover consists of income from activity including events with partners in the form of workshops and educational training, and donations totalling £23,151 (2024, £15,647), and support in kind of £ 7,200 (2024, nil)” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £10k)
“return our reserves to a minimum of three months running costs.”
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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£52k£49k
31/12/2024£20k£33k
31/12/2023£41k£36k
31/12/2022£65k£46k
31/12/2021£62k£56k

Common questions

Is SMALL PERFORMANCE ADVENTURES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,337 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £6,974 to £10,210 (Note: The Statement of Financial Position shows an increase in total net assets from £6,974 to £10,210, but the Income and Expenditure report shows a deficit; the narrative reflects the explicit deficit figure stated in the I&E report). The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Reserves were maintained at a level equivalent to three months of running costs, consistent with the stated reserves policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/01/2025£18kConnecting and Creating as We Age. 2025 - 2026
The National Lottery Community Fund26/05/2023£10kCreative Aging
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2022£10kSupport and Create - mental health and suicide prevention
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2021£10kCreate and Connect - mental health support
UK government04/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund