SOHO THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 267234 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOHO THEATRE

To produce new work (live theatre, comedy and cabaret) at Soho Theatre and elsewhere. To discover and nurture new writers and artists.To target and develop new audiences.To develop digital and other initiatives, to make our work more accessible to a broader audience.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity entered a planned period of negative unrestricted free reserves to support the opening of Soho Theatre Walthamstow, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The Trustees confirm sufficient financial resources are available through existing lending facilities and loan agreements to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Arts Council England — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England” (source page)
• London Borough of Waltham Forest — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest” (source page)
• Adnams Southwold — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest Adnams Southwold” (source page)
• Soho Business Alliance — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest Adnams Southwold Soho Business Alliance” (source page)
• Dominic Webber Trust — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest Adnams Southwold Soho Business Alliance Dominic…” (source page)
• Bloomberg Philanthropies — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest Adnams Southwold Soho Business Alliance Dominic…” (source page)
• NBC International — “Principal Supporters and Partners Arts Council England London Borough of Waltham Forest Adnams Southwold Soho Business Alliance Dominic…” (source page)
• The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Andor Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Boshier-Hinton Foundation — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation” (source page)
• Bruce Wake Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Bruce Wake Charitable T…” (source page)
• The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Bruce Wake Charitable T…” (source page)
• The Buzzacott Stuart Defries Memorial Fund — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Bruce Wake Charitable T…” (source page)
• Chapman Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Bruce Wake Charitable T…” (source page)
• The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust — “Trusts & Foundations The 29th May 1961 Charitable Trust The Andor Charitable Trust The Boshier-Hinton Foundation Bruce Wake Charitable T…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% 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: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DAME HEATHER VICTORIA RABBATTS DBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CATHERINE MARY MAYNE
• Campbell Glennie
• DAVID AUKIN
• DAVID HERMAN ALFRED REITMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• FARZANA SPORTOLETTI BADUEL
• HANI FARSI
• Lornette Jane Vivienne Harley
• Lucy Davies
• Martin Esom
• NICHOLAS DAVID ALLOTT OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• SHAPARAK KHORSANDI

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

Operates in: Australia · City Of Westminster · India · Ireland · Scotland · Waltham Forest

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALTERNATIVE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED.

• ALTERNATIVE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £2.7m
• SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
• LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED income £6.7m
• THE GATE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £224k
• Go Live Theatre Projects income £687k
• THE YOUNG VIC COMPANY income £7.2m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.