THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND
Registered charity 274697 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £106,308 for the year, driven by investment losses, though unrestricted reserves remain at £307,806. The trustees consider this level of free reserves to be in line with their policy target of six months' annual expenditure. The charity confirmed it continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months' annual expenditure on unrestricted funds (held: £308k)
“the level of free reserves should be approximately £307,806. This amount is equivalent to six months’ annual expenditure on unrestricted funds at any one time” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund pays an annual charge to The Theatres Trust for management and administration costs.
“The charge for the year by the Charitable Fund to The Theatres Trust was £151,047 (2024: £166,747). The Trust made a covenanted payment of £467,169 (2024: £427,607) to the Charitable Fund during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Theatres Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£94k
Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- David John Moutreychair
- Adam Boughton Knight · trustee of 2 other charities
- Anna jane Jacquier Milroy
- James Charles Dacre
- Katherine Louise Town
- LIAM THOMAS EVANS-FORD
- Louisa Kaye Harris
- Lucy Osborne
- Mark Johnston
- Michele Louise Alma Taylor
- Saratha Rajeswaran Gabbitas · trustee of 1 other charity
- Stephanie Hall
- Tracy-Ann Oberman
- Victoria Browning · trustee of 2 other charities
- Willimina Ann Beauchamp Hampson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £106,308 for the year, driven by investment losses, though unrestricted reserves remain at £307,806. The trustees consider this level of free reserves to be in line with their policy target of six months' annual expenditure. The charity confirmed it continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
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