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THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED

Registered charity 284062 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOTLEY THEATRE DESIGN, MOTLEY THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LTD

The advancement of public education in design in all the performing arts.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN DESIGN IN ALL THE PERFORMING ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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
£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.

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

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.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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 TUIXEN FOUNDATION1£175k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£100k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION1£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION1£44k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION1£10k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND1£5k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST1£5k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THEATRE DESIGN COURSE LIMITED£100k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
COMPANY THREE THEATRE FY2025£554kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025£724k—0above—no doubt
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£117k—0above—no doubt

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