EASY STREET THEATRE COMPANY CIO

Registered charity 1194206 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Founded in 2009, Easy Street Theatre Company offers Sheffield's young creative talent the finest professional-grade theatrical training. With around 50 members, each year the company performs two large budget shows at some of Sheffield's most prestigious theatres. Previous shows include Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Footloose, West Side Story Sister Act and most recently Chicago.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS IN SHEFFIELD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN THE DRAMATIC AND PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING BY:1. THE PROVISION OF A STRUCTURED PROGRAMME OF LEARNING IN THEATRE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS AND;2. THE PROVISION OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF LIVE PERFORMANCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC

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
£34k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £10,788 to £17,120, resulting in a net surplus of £6,332 for the year. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which has been sustained throughout the year. The charity reports no employees and no trustee remuneration, indicating a volunteer-led structure with adequate resources for foreseeable operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months expenditure (reserves figure: £17k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months expenditure.” — page 4
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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 15

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£34k£28k
30/09/2024£32k£39k
30/09/2023£43k£45k
30/09/2022£28k£27k

Common questions

Is EASY STREET THEATRE COMPANY CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £10,788 to £17,120, resulting in a net surplus of £6,332 for the year. The trustees confirm that reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, which has been sustained throughout the year. The charity reports no employees and no trustee remuneration, indicating a volunteer-led structure with adequate resources for foreseeable operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EASY STREET THEATRE COMPANY CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EASY STREET THEATRE COMPANY CIO as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD THEATRE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EASY STREET THEATRE COMPANY CIO£34k—0within—no doubt
THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD THEATRE TRUST FY2025£6.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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