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YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE TRUST

Registered charity 1208066 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has been established for the public benefit, to promote the arts, primarily (but not exclusively) the arts of drama, ballet, opera, music and the cinema, through the provision, maintenance and support of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.

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Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,701,022 for the period, with unrestricted reserves of £525,000. This exceeds the trustees' stated ideal reserves target of £170,000, which is defined as covering a twelve-month period of professional fees and overhead expenditure. The charity is currently undertaking a major capital refurbishment project funded by grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve-month period of professional fees and overhead expenditure (held: £525k)
“The directors consider that the ideal level of reserves would enable the theatre to cover a twelve-month period of professional fees and overhead expenditure as a property-owning charity. As at 31 March 2025 this would be £170k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited
“The Trust owns the theatre building which it leases to Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited (“Management”) who runs the theatre under the terms of the theatre’s guiding principles. Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited (“Management”) is also a charitable company limited by guarantee.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£155k
Reserves (reported)
£522k
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~40.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£155k

Common questions

Is YVONNE ARNAUD THEATRE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £2,701,022 for the period, with unrestricted reserves of £525,000. This exceeds the trustees' stated ideal reserves target of £170,000, which is defined as covering a twelve-month period of professional fees and overhead expenditure. The charity is currently undertaking a major capital refurbishment project funded by grants and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.