ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 282167 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primarily producing and presenting plays and other performances at our theatre

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Latest income
£7.1m
Latest spending
£7.3m
Registered
1981
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £123,954 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £7,127,816 against total expenditure of £7,251,770. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,652,661, which exceeds the stated policy target of £1,500,000, and the trustees concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £140,001 - £150,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“£140,000 - £149,999 1” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Ticket sales and other audience income (43% of income)
“ticket sales and other audience income which was £3,066,533”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 41.7% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“the cost of raising funds was £770,309” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,500,000 (held: £1.7m)
“To hold free reserves (the operating reserve) of £1,500,000 to cover the main business interruption risks to revenues as identified in the Risk Register” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Almeida Theatre Catering Ltd, Almeida Productions Ltd
“The charity has two active, wholly owned trading subsidiaries, Almeida Theatre Catering Ltd and Almeida Productions Ltd.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

ALMEIDA PRODUCTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £2.6m
  • Profit before tax: £-1.1m
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £1.1m
  • Creditors include £1,083,320 owed to group undertakings.
“Amounts owed to group undertakings 1,083,320”

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.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£7.1m
Total spending
£7.3m
Cost of raising funds
£770k
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
70

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.1m£7.3m
31/03/2024£8.6m£8.6m
31/03/2023£8.6m£8.6m
31/03/2022£6.4m£6.6m
31/03/2021£3.9m£3.5m

Common questions

Is ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £123,954 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £7,127,816 against total expenditure of £7,251,770. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,652,661, which exceeds the stated policy target of £1,500,000, and the trustees concluded there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £140,001 - £150,000 band.

Who funds ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ALMEIDA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ROSE FOUNDATION, THE INGRAM TRUST, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2022£70k
THE INGRAM TRUSTFY2022£35k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kIslington Giving Young Grant Makers
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kIslington Giving Community Panel
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£5kSmall Grants Programme
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2021£5kInstallation of moveable windows above the bar
THE ROSE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kRefurbishment of a disabled toilet
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£4k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3kIslington Giving Disability Grants
THE KAMINI AND VINDI BANGA FAMILY TRUSTFY2025£3k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE CORCORAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
MOYNITRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation09/09/2019£4kGrant to Almeida Theatre Company Ltd