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SHOOTING FISH THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1205114 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£115k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state the charity closed the period with a surplus of £72,810 and unrestricted reserves of £38,436. The trustees report that the charity remains a going concern due to secured grant funding extending to 2027 and 2028. The document notes that the free reserves of £41,436 are equivalent to eight months of overheads.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £38k; policy: eight months overheads)
“The charity had a positive free reserve of £41,436, the equivalent of eight months overheads at the end of the period. The free reserves are calculated by taking the unrestricted reserves balance at the end of the year, less any fixed asset funds.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shooting Fish Theatre Company (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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£160k£115k
31/10/2024£110k£103k

Common questions

Is SHOOTING FISH THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state the charity closed the period with a surplus of £72,810 and unrestricted reserves of £38,436. The trustees report that the charity remains a going concern due to secured grant funding extending to 2027 and 2028. The document notes that the free reserves of £41,436 are equivalent to eight months of overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SHOOTING FISH THEATRE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SHOOTING FISH THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15kLiteracy support for disadvantaged young people in Bristol via theatre

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund04/12/2025£20kCommunity Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund05/01/2024£20kCommunity Outreach
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2023£10k"Gainsborough Heritage Uncovered"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2021£33k"Empowering Voices, Exploring Worldviews"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/12/2019£10k"An Engineering Past"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/11/2015£10k"Folk Stories: Sharing Culture"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/04/2012£8k"Lincoln War Stories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/10/2008£10k"This Theatre Company Will Deliver Drama Workshops In Care Homes For Older People. The Drama Workshops Will Be Based On The Reminiscence Of M"