ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED

Registered charity 279458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTORS TOURING COMPANY - A T C, ATC

A touring theatre company based in London that generates theatre that connect to audiences and is accessible to everyone. Our work focuses on theatre that originates internationally but is made in the UK. We tour extensively, working to reach audiences that do not otherwise have access to this work and present workshops, talks, discussions, videos and other media which help people access our work

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Latest income
£539k
Latest spending
£532k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a surplus of £7,265 and held £172,092 in total reserves. The trustees confirmed that these reserves, alongside cashflow forecasts, support the organisation as a going concern for the following year. The charity operates with a mixed revenue model heavily reliant on Arts Council England funding and grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England (40% of income)
40% Arts Council funding — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 6 months of operating costs (held: £172k)
ATC holds 6 months’ operating costs in reserves and designated funds to invest in productions and organisational development. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£532k
Reserves (reported)
£172k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; 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£539k£532k
31/03/2024£482k£539k
31/03/2023£412k£358k
31/03/2022£401k£392k
31/03/2021£268k£231k

Common questions

Is ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the financial year with a surplus of £7,265 and held £172,092 in total reserves. The trustees confirmed that these reserves, alongside cashflow forecasts, support the organisation as a going concern for the following year. The charity operates with a mixed revenue model heavily reliant on Arts Council England funding and grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£212kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£212kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2008£10kPlay Size

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED£539k0unclearno doubt
ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.2munclearno doubt
ENGLISH TOURING OPERA LIMITED FY2025£3.7m£80,000 - £90,0001withinno doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m0aboveno doubt
HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.9munclearno doubt
PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£371k0aboveno doubt

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