CAN'T SIT STILL

Registered charity 1191401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education in the arts, in particular, but not exclusively, theatre through the provision and creation of performances and educational projects for the public benefit.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£126k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in excellent financial health with unrestricted, undesignated reserves of £29,745. Total unrestricted reserves stand at £87,895, which exceeds the stated policy target of three to six months of core running costs (£13,500–£27,000). The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with secured funding for upcoming activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (51% of income)
“the company earned 51% of its income from commission and performance fees, workshop & consultancy fees and donations.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three to six months of core running costs (held: £30k)
“the unrestricted free reserves should equal between three and six months of core running costs which equates to between £13,500 and £27,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£202k£126k
31/03/2024£260k£167k
31/08/2023£97k£59k
31/08/2022£150k£143k
31/08/2021£117k£74k

Common questions

Is CAN'T SIT STILL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in excellent financial health with unrestricted, undesignated reserves of £29,745. Total unrestricted reserves stand at £87,895, which exceeds the stated policy target of three to six months of core running costs (£13,500–£27,000). The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with secured funding for upcoming activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CAN'T SIT STILL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CAN'T SIT STILL as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2023£66kFunded Partner Programme
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2025£32kThemed Project

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2023£10kBeing Me - creative clubs for autistic girls and non-binary people

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CAN'T SIT STILL£202k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED FY2025£100k—0below—no doubt
CONTAINS ART CIO FY2025£330kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt

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