THEATRE WORKS

Registered charity 1193084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to provide access to the theatre and the performing arts for children from disadvantaged areas across the UK and in selected US cities. We will subsidise tickets to make the arts more accessible, support theatrical productions, and on occasion provide related educational experiences.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£144k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity retained unrestricted funds of £30,730 and restricted funds of £13,720, totaling £44,450 at the end of the period. The trustees note that demand for services considerably outstrips resources, having only been able to grant 42% of applications received by value. The charity remains reliant on donations, with 53% of income coming from donors other than the founders.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The charity’s work is almost entirely reliant on income from donations. These totalled £152,197 (including Gift Aid) in the period.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted grant commitments and overhead expenditure (held: £31k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain free cash reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately three months of unrestricted grant commitments and overhead expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees Dr Sharon Louise Studer, Graham Beckett and Lady Doris Butterworth provide initial and subsequent annual donations.

“The charity was established, and is sustained, by initial and subsequent annual donations from trustees, Dr Sharon Louise Studer, Graham Beckett and Lady Doris Butterworth, who have a history of supporting education-related initiatives for disadvantaged children in the UK, US and Asia.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — theatre works! (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

Peter Darling Stormonth Trust — “Donations of £20,000 Lady Doris Butterworth Peter Darling Stormonth Trust Sharon Studer and Graham Beckett” (source page)
Big Give — “Donations of £5,000 up to £19,999 Big Give Guiting Grange Sporting Club Navera Wealth Management Wicked London” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Sharon Louise Studerchair
Ann Morrison
Beverley Grimster · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Moira Hamlin
Lady Doris Cranford Butterworth
Norman Graham Beckett
Suzanne Wendy Ross

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£153k	£144k
30/06/2024	£80k	£84k
30/06/2023	£42k	£27k
30/06/2022	£38k	£13k

Common questions

Is THEATRE WORKS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity retained unrestricted funds of £30,730 and restricted funds of £13,720, totaling £44,450 at the end of the period. The trustees note that demand for services considerably outstrips resources, having only been able to grant 42% of applications received by value. The charity remains reliant on donations, with 53% of income coming from donors other than the founders. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THEATRE WORKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATRE WORKS as a grant recipient include PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£8k	Education
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k	Charitable donations
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BACKSTAGE TRUST	2	£1.7m
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£1.3m
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£750k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED	1	£204k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION	1	£175k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£90k

Charities like this

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

CHADS THEATRE COMPANY income £105k
THEATRE503 LIMITED income £553k
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
UNITY THEATRE TRUST income £228k
THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £19.3m
COMPANY THREE THEATRE income £554k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THEATRE WORKS	£153k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THEATRE503 LIMITED FY2026	£553k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£18.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£228k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE CAMBRIDGE ARTS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£19.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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