FOLIO THEATRE

Registered charity 1194298 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Theatrical productions and education

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Latest income
£125k
Latest spending
£55k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £14,833. The trustees' report notes that the charity faces increased competition for funding and relies on diverse income streams including grants and donations to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £12,800 (held: £15k)
“The targeted level of reserves to be retained for the above purposes is therefore considered to be a minimum of £12,800.” — page 3
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 — Folio Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£125k£55k
31/03/2024£52k£91k
31/03/2023£86k£51k
31/03/2022£19k£600

Common questions

Is FOLIO THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted deficit of £178 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted free reserves of £14,833. The trustees' report notes that the charity faces increased competition for funding and relies on diverse income streams including grants and donations to maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FOLIO THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FOLIO THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2025£15kNot specified in list
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£47kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2024£11kHarbour Project Creative Workshops 2024
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£10kHarbour Project Creative Workshops
UK government21/02/2022£25kCulture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support
UK government05/11/2021£30kCulture Recovery Fund: Emergency Resource Support

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 DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FOLIO THEATRE£125k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m£70,001 - £80,0001above—no doubt
ALPHABETTI THEATRE FY2025£423k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND FY2025£679k—0above—no doubt
THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2024£341k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.7m——unclear—no doubt

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