THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED
The advancement of public education in design in all the performing arts.
Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £6,561 against a policy target of six months' running costs. The organisation reports it is solvent and has sufficient resources to function for the next twelve months, with total net assets of £14,481.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k; policy: six months running costs)
“The Board of Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held by the charity should cover a minimum of six months running costs (salaries and overheads).” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trustees
- DAVID LAN
- Esmeralda Devlin
- Jill Tuffee
- Mark Janak Dakin
- Matthew Xia
- Paul Handley
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £100k | £94k |
| 31/03/2024 | £150k | £142k |
| 31/03/2023 | £28 | £400 |
| 31/03/2022 | £0 | £0 |
| 31/03/2021 | £3 | £200 |
Common questions
Is THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £6,561 against a policy target of six months' running costs. The organisation reports it is solvent and has sufficient resources to function for the next twelve months, with total net assets of £14,481. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE FOYLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £100k |
| MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND | 1 | £5k |
| WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF BASKETMAKERS 2011 CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE FENTON ARTS TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST | 1 | £3k |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED | £100k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED | £183k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED | £2.9m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED | £724k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 2 | within | — | no doubt |
| CHADS THEATRE COMPANY | £105k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |