STREAMS STUDIO CIO

Registered charity 1200538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Streams Studio core operations: recording, editing and delivering conversation-based videos for social mediaPrinciple use of funds: wages, videographer fees, venue hire, lighting equipment, camera rentals, mileage, other travel expenses, compensation when travelling

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHRISTIAN DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT WHICH WILL SEEK TO HELP PEOPLE REDISCOVER, CONNECT WITH AND DEVELOP THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Preston, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£333k

Latest spending

£274k

Registered

2022

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,942 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for two months of expenses, with unrestricted reserves held at £21,950. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,000 - £70,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One member of staff was paid between £60,000 and £70,000 in 2025”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One member of staff was paid between £60,000 and £70,000 in 2025”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 2 months of monthly expenses in reserve (reserves figure: £22k)

“As a charity we don’t look to hold significant reserves, but our aim is to have 2 months of monthly expenses in reserve.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donations given by trustees of the charity

“Unrestricted donations given by trustees of the charity”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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 31/12/2025

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 3

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Millarchair
Anna Dawson
Benjamin Johnson
Danielle Jinadu

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£333k	£274k
31/12/2024	£227k	£232k
31/12/2023	£184k	£184k

Common questions

Is STREAMS STUDIO CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,942 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets. The trustees maintain a reserves policy aiming for two months of expenses, with unrestricted reserves held at £21,950. The trustees have assessed the going concern basis and concluded there is a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of STREAMS STUDIO CIO earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,000 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds STREAMS STUDIO CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREAMS STUDIO CIO as a grant recipient include THE FYRISH FOUNDATION, MAGNIFY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	FY2024	£30k	Grants awarded
MAGNIFY FOUNDATION	FY2025	£20k	Reconnect those on the fringes of church to an active faith

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
Advance Nottingham	1	£47k
THE CORNERSTONE WORKS LTD	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAKE 1 STUDIOS LIMITED.

TAKE 1 STUDIOS LIMITED income £578k
LIFE STREAM CHURCH CIO income £107k
STUDIO THEATRE income £67k
GO CHATTER STUDIOS income £114k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STREAMS STUDIO CIO	£333k	£60,000 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
TAKE 1 STUDIOS LIMITED FY2025	£578k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE STREAM CHURCH CIO FY2025	£107k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
STUDIO THEATRE FY2025	£67k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
GO CHATTER STUDIOS FY2025	£114k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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