THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE LIMITED
Registered charity 286169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L I F T, LIFT
The principal activity of the company during the year was the promotion of education and the arts.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves ended the year in a surplus of £68,456, having started with a deficit of £6,951. The trustees report that the company relies on continued National Portfolio Organisation funding from Arts Council England and acknowledges risks to income due to competition for funds. Per the trustees' report, the festival has been deferred to 2027 to allow for a transformation of the business model.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of current operating costs (held: £68k)
“The board’s current long-term plan is to build a reserves level equal to at least 3 months of current operating costs. In 2024, this equated to approximately £50,000.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made unrestricted donations to the charity.
“Trustees made unrestricted donations of £1,500 (2024 - £4,953) during the year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£78k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (69% 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: 11.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves ended the year in a surplus of £68,456, having started with a deficit of £6,951. The trustees report that the company relies on continued National Portfolio Organisation funding from Arts Council England and acknowledges risks to income due to competition for funds. Per the trustees' report, the festival has been deferred to 2027 to allow for a transformation of the business model. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND.
Known funders
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