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BROWNSEA OPEN AIR THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 278003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B O A T

Performance of open-air dramas

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Latest income
£76k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £10,499 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £80,809. Per the trustees' report, the charity is principally dependent on income from its annual production and has noted uncertainty regarding future donations to the National Trust. The organization operates entirely on a voluntary basis with no paid staff or trustee remuneration.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide initial funding for the next production should the current production unexpectedly incur a loss (held: £81k)
“We keep a Reserve sufficient to provide initial funding for the next production should the current production unexpectedly incur a loss.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Brownsea Open Air Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£76k£78k
31/12/2024£118k£108k
31/12/2023£123k£116k
31/12/2022£117k£99k
31/12/2021£364£7k

Common questions

Is BROWNSEA OPEN AIR THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a profit of £10,499 for the year, with total funds carried forward increasing to £80,809. Per the trustees' report, the charity is principally dependent on income from its annual production and has noted uncertainty regarding future donations to the National Trust. The organization operates entirely on a voluntary basis with no paid staff or trustee remuneration. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE REED FOUNDATION1—
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION1£175k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£44k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION1£20k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BROWNSEA OPEN AIR THEATRE LIMITED£76k—0unclear—no doubt
REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.6m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
WHARF THEATRE FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BOLD AND SAUCY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£126k—0unclear—no doubt

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