SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 273418 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SIDEWALK THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Spare Tyre uses and makes theatre that enables voiceless communities and individuals to share and celebrate their untold stories transforming lives and challenging prejudice.We currently work with older people, adults with learning disabilities, people with advanced dementia, women who have experienced violence, and disenfranchised and economically communities across London and beyond.

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Latest income
£270k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1,234,567 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £5,678,901. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£270k£257k
31/03/2024£254k£264k
31/03/2023£271k£283k
31/03/2022£346k£319k
31/03/2021£201k£171k

Common questions

Is SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £1,234,567 for the year, with unrestricted reserves standing at £5,678,901. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Grant Thornton UK LLP.

Who funds SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The Mercers' Company26/06/2019£35kGrant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company
City Bridge Foundation27/11/2018£16kGrant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2017£72k"ST40: sharing and celebrating the heritage of participatory arts"
City Bridge Foundation28/01/2016£47kGrant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/10/2015£10k"Over the Road: Roehampton Heritage Project"
London Borough of Hounslow23/07/2014£8kGrant to SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2011£10kPicture Me
City Bridge Foundation03/06/2010£120kGrant to Spare Tyre Theatre Company Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2008£10kStep On Step Off
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2006£5kLook At Me - What Do You See?
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£5kSCAT

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TYRESAFE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPARE TYRE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED£270k——unclear—no doubt
TYRESAFE FY2024£274k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
SPID THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£612k—0unclear—no doubt
SPINNING WHEEL LTD FY2024£59k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE503 LIMITED FY2026£553k—0unclear—noted

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