STOS THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1193006 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Performance of musical theatre and the furtherance of amateur theatre in Sheffield and the surrounding area

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERAS, OPERETTA, MUSICALS AND OTHER GENRES OF THEATRE INCLUDING PLAY READINGS, CONCERTS, EXCERPTS AND FULLY STAGED PERFORMANCES IN SHEFFIELD AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA.

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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Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£88k
Latest spending
£110k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £22,198 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £88,705 from £110,903 the previous year. The Trustees attribute this loss to lower-than-anticipated ticket sales and rising costs while maintaining production standards. They aim to hold reserves approximating the full cost of a production to ensure the charity continues as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: the full cost of a production (reserves figure: £89k)
“The Trustees aim to hold reserves at a level approximating to the full cost of a production to ensure that any unforeseen loss of income does not jeopardise the charity as a going concern.”
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2023

  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£88k£110k
29/02/2024£109k£119k
28/02/2023£115k£100k
28/02/2022£132k£117k

Common questions

Is STOS THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £22,198 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £88,705 from £110,903 the previous year. The Trustees attribute this loss to lower-than-anticipated ticket sales and rising costs while maintaining production standards. They aim to hold reserves approximating the full cost of a production to ensure the charity continues as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STOS THEATRE COMPANY£88k—0unclear—no doubt
BOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£92k—0unclear—no doubt
STERTS ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTRE FY2025£115k—0above—material uncertainty
BROS THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£55k—0unclear—no doubt
STOKE YOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2024£6.1m——above—no doubt

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