STAN'S CAFE THEATRE

Registered charity 1201170 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAN'S CAFE

Stan's Cafe make highly original theatre from their Birmingham base and tour it locally and internationally. Often presented free in non-theatre spaces, to offer wide audience access, these shows help people see the world in new ways. An extensive participatory programme encourages learning across age groups but particularly focuses on school improvement across the curriculum through the arts.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DRAMA, THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCE, IN THE ELECTRONIC MEDIA, THROUGH FILM, PUBLICATION AND INSTALLATION WORKS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity utilized £21,000 of reserves to support new work and received Theatre Tax Relief of £56,556. The trustees report that the company maintained its finances in a good state despite rising costs and standstill funding. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund are kindly supporting us with a grant of £103,000 to enable us to work with 240 Year 5 students from Prim…” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Alan Callander Rivettchair
• Georgina Mary Beth Nott
• Hilary O'Shaughnessy · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hugh Sergio Blackwood · trustee of 2 other charities
• Huw Gwynfor Davies
• Jacqueline Anne Booth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Judy Owen
• Kathy Jane Hopkin
• Mathew Frank Grimes
• Neil Fraser Harris
• ROCHI RAMPAL
• Simi Obra

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

Operates in: Canada · Germany · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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