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THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED

Registered charity 271349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAGE ONE

The charity has an office in London. Theatre Investment Fund aims to support the theatrical community and to expand theatrical arts education.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves were £350,058, which the trustees consider appropriate against their policy target of maintaining reserves no less than 12 months of normal operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £277,629 for the year, supported by investment gains and donations, while total expenditure amounted to £1,141,138.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months of normal operating costs (held: £350k)
“The trustees aim to maintain the reserves of the charititable company at a level no less than 12 months of normal operating costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Investments in productions where trustees/CEO have interests
“During the year investments totalling £65,000 (2024: £nil) and £nil (2024: £50,000) were made in theatrical productions in which certain trustees and the chief executive respectively have interests.” — page 36
“During the year administrative costs totalling £30,655 (2024: £93,140) were recharged by a company in which certain trustees are directors.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administrative cost recharges from trustee-connected company
“During the year investments totalling £65,000 (2024: £nil) and £nil (2024: £50,000) were made in theatrical productions in which certain trustees and the chief executive respectively have interests.” — page 36
“During the year administrative costs totalling £30,655 (2024: £93,140) were recharged by a company in which certain trustees are directors.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from charitable company with common trustees
“During the year investments totalling £65,000 (2024: £nil) and £nil (2024: £50,000) were made in theatrical productions in which certain trustees and the chief executive respectively have interests.” — page 36
“During the year administrative costs totalling £30,655 (2024: £93,140) were recharged by a company in which certain trustees are directors.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
4

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: Donations and legacies (55% 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: 7.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2023£1.1m£977k
31/03/2022£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.0m£821k

Common questions

Is THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were £350,058, which the trustees consider appropriate against their policy target of maintaining reserves no less than 12 months of normal operating costs. The charity reported a net income of £277,629 for the year, supported by investment gains and donations, while total expenditure amounted to £1,141,138. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Griffin Stone Moscrop & Co.

Who funds THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED as a grant recipient include GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£10kGenesis Kickstart Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BACKSTAGE TRUST1£1.6m
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£1.3m
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION1£750k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED1£204k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£33k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£28k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNITY THEATRE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THEATRE INVESTMENT FUND LIMITED£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025£228k—0above—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2024£1.0m—0above—no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£18.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt

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