FOREST FORGE THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 289644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTIVE IS TO PRODUCE AND TOUR THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AND TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PARTICIPATORY CREATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMME.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICUARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OFEDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING, MUSIC AND LITERATURE AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £400,479, with £240,000 held in non-accessible investments. The charity reports a net deficit for the year of £68,393, driven by unrestricted expenditure exceeding income, though restricted funds showed a surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting six months of running costs (£50,000) and have designated significant funds for strategic delivery and future building acquisition.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lizanne Smith Headchair
• David Waugh
• James Swyer
• Michael Wilson
• Victoria Briggs

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

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · West Sussex · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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