BREAD THEATRE AND FILM COMPANY

Registered charity 1189076 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Principal activity of the company during the financial period was of Charittable Work in relation toMotion picture, television and other theatrical casting activities.

Objects

(1) THE COMPANY'S AIMS SHALL BE TO CREATE A MORE REPRESENTATIVE THEATRE SPACE, AND TO CAPTURE OFT-LACKING DIVERSE HERITAGE AND CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS IN THE SELECTION OF STORIES, PLAYWRIGHTS, AND PERFORMERS.(2) THE COMPNAY AIMS TO TRANSFORM THE FACE OF CAMBRIDGE THEATRE BY CREATING A NEW PLATFORM FOR MINORITY VOICES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BLACK, ASIAN AND MINORITY ETHNIC (BAME) PERSPECTIVES. THE COMPANY WILL PLACE MINORITY NARRATIVES CENTRE STAGE AND TREAT CONTEMPORARY MINORITY ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE.(3) THE COMPANY WILL SUPPORT ANNUAL THEATRE AND FILM PRODUCTIONS AT THE ADC, CORPUS PLAYROOM, EDINBURGH FRINGE AND OTHER INDEPENDENT VENUES AROUND THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGION. PROGRAMMING WILL INCLUDE PLATFORMS FOR DIVERSE ART INCLUDING SPOKEN WORD AND STAND-UP COMEDY IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER UNIVERSITY SOCIETIES.(4) THE COMPANY WILL CREATE A BROAD ARCHIVE OF PLAYS FROM DIVERSE REGIONS AND VOICES.(5) THE COMPANY WILL FOSTER FRESH TALENT IN WRITING, DIRECTING AND PERFORMING OF PLAYS AND OTHER ART FORMS. THROUGH REGULAR WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNAL MIXERS, WE AIM TO SUPPORT NEW ENTRANTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEATRICAL PRODUCTION, INCLUDING PERFORMING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASPECTS.(6)IN FURTHERANCE OF THE COMPANY'S AIMS, COLLABORATIONS WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH OTHER SOCIETIES AND THEATRE COMPANIES WITHIN THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA AND BEYOND.

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 generated £3,715 in income from ticket sales against total payments of £806, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Unrestricted funds increased from £7,670 to £10,579, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Suchitra Sebastianchair
• Dr Clement Mouhot
• Hilary Westlake
• SHREYA TANISHA

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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