TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD

Registered charity 1194328 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRIGGER

To create accessible, inclusive and boundary pushing performances and theatrical events that fuse a range of art forms such as theatre, dance, puppetry, storytelling and installation. Audiences may see us in the streets, in community centres, theatres, hospitals, schools and online. Our projects interrupt daily life, reimagine and revive public spaces, and put audiences at the centre of the action

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DRAMA.

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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Latest income
£831k
Latest spending
£709k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £831,135 and held unrestricted operational funds of £342,695 against a stated reserves policy target of £716,783. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Two employees was paid between £60,000 - £69,999 (2024: 2 between £60,000 - £69,999).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“Two employees was paid between £60,000 - £69,999 (2024: 2 between £60,000 - £69,999).” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £716,783 (held: £343k)
“It is the policy of the charity to hold £716,783 in unrestricted reserves which includes £110,461 for 3 months operational costs and £44,718 to cover any unforeseen events which may put the charity at risk.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trigger Stuff C.I.C. is a trading subsidiary owned 100% by the charity.
“Trigger Productions Ltd is the parent charity of Trigger Stuff C.I.C. During the year Trigger Stuff C.I.C made donations totalling £59,794 (2024: £202,829) to Trigger Productions Ltd.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Trigger Stuff C.I.C.
“Trigger Productions Ltd owns 100% of the trading subsidiary Trigger Stuff CIC (SC395174).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£831k
Total spending
£709k
Cost of raising funds
£106k
Reserves (reported)
£155k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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£831k£709k
31/03/2024£687k£657k
31/03/2023£5.3m£5.0m
31/03/2022£2.2m£1.7m

Common questions

Is TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated total income of £831,135 and held unrestricted operational funds of £342,695 against a stated reserves policy target of £716,783. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2025£1kGrant Round 3: £1,000

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England07/10/2025£4kTogether in Motion
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2024£130kHumanity Hotel

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 TRAVAUX SAUVAGES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TRIGGER PRODUCTIONS LTD£831k£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
TRAVAUX SAUVAGES LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
FUEL PRODUCTIONS LTD FY2025£1.1m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£18.5m——unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
THEATRE503 LIMITED FY2026£553k—0unclear—noted

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