BODENS COLLEGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1204917 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

-Advance the education and arts training of young people through fully funded and low-cost training provisions.-Ensure graduates are empowered to lead purposeful lives, prepared for future pathways.-Promote inclusivity, diversity, and personal growth within the arts.-Provide opportunities to develop transferrable skills.-Place the well-being of young people at the heart of the organisation

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY THAT OF YOUNG PEOPLE, ARTISTS AND PRACTITIONERS IN GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, THROUGH QUALITY PERFORMING AND CREATIVE ARTS TRAINING, AND THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL FACILITIES AND RESOURCES.(B) TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL OF A DIVERSE DEMOGRAPHIC OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY TO AFFORDABLE ARTS TRAINING, INCORPORATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY, WHILST DEVELOPING TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS; TO ADVANCE INTO HIGHER EDUCATION, OR GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

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 delivered a surplus of £14,047 for the period ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £611,252 against expenditure of £597,205. The trustees report that all reserves are unrestricted and usable, with £19,667 held in the bank account at the year-end. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of operational costs, a benchmark against which the current cash position is held.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Big Creative Training — “Bodens College of Creative Arts offers outstanding free drama school training courses delivered in partnership with and funded by Big Creati…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (92% 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: 32.2% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katherine McCutcheonchair
• Andrew Leslie Jonathan Hume
• Lucy McCutcheon

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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