THE ARDEN THEATRE GROUP

Registered charity 274906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Theatre Group

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO AL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE BASED IN FAVERSHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£72k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £34,046.05 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £108,951.99. The trustees note that fundraising has continued despite tighter economic conditions, and the charity remains confident in its resource growth. There are no known liabilities disclosed as of the reporting date.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£72k£38k
31/08/2024£70k£41k
31/08/2023£78k£46k
31/08/2022£38k£54k
31/08/2021£6k£22k

Common questions

Is THE ARDEN THEATRE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £34,046.05 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £108,951.99. The trustees note that fundraising has continued despite tighter economic conditions, and the charity remains confident in its resource growth. There are no known liabilities disclosed as of the reporting date. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2004£5kAdditional storage space