THE BRISTOL IMPROV THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1207613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL IMPROV THEATRE

The Bristol Improv Theatre operates an ongoing programme of live performance and events featuring local and visiting acts and performers as well as a programme of improvisational theatre training courses. These take place both in our own building and off-site, and are primarily aimed at adults at all levels including those with no prior performance experience.

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Latest income
£346k
Latest spending
£362k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,929 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £(28,604). However, the trustees report that subsequent operational changes and a six-month rent waiver have returned the charity to a surplus position, with a net profit of £80 recorded from 1 February 2025 to 1 November 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (54% of income)
Total income from the box office and corporate work was £187,509, which represents 54.2% of the charity’s income. — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Colin Burlison, husband of Chair Raeesa Rajmohamed, served as voluntary business consultant and interim CEO without remuneration.
C Burlison is the husband of the Chair of Trustees, R Rajmohamed, and operated in these roles in a voluntary capacity and did not receive any remuneration. — page 53
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£346k£362k

Common questions

Is THE BRISTOL IMPROV THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,929 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £(28,604). However, the trustees report that subsequent operational changes and a six-month rent waiver have returned the charity to a surplus position, with a net profit of £80 recorded from 1 February 2025 to 1 November 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.