SCRUM THEATRE

Registered charity 1201124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SCRUM creates excellent, accessible performances for the public benefit throughout the UK, with a particular focus on postcodes under-funded for the arts. Along with live performances, we deliver workshops and digital resources to students, teachers, and emerging makers, in order to nurture a new generation of audiences and makers.

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Latest income
£169k
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £55,547 for the year, primarily due to renovation delays that reduced expected rental income. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £27,900, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover three months of operating costs, confirming the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SCRUM Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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

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£169k£225k
31/03/2024£154k£74k

Common questions

Is SCRUM THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a deficit of £55,547 for the year, primarily due to renovation delays that reduced expected rental income. Despite this, unrestricted reserves stood at £27,900, which the trustees state is sufficient to cover three months of operating costs, confirming the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SCRUM THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SCRUM THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATIONFY2023£18k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2024£15kSecondary
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2025£15kSecondary
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£6k