PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 291718 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PROTEUS

Proteus Theatre Company has a history of creating high quality work, producing a programme of touring shows, projects, workshops including participatory opportunities for the wider community. Making work for and with diverse communities, from rural villages to socially excluded young people, creating amazing experiences, advancing education and enriching lives through the performing arts.

Objects

TO ENABLE ALL MEMBERS OF SOCIETY TO EXPERIENCE HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCE ART AND TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE MOST DISADVANTAGED, THROUGH PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE WORK AND PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS ENCOMPASSING ART FORMS AS DIVERSE AS, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE TO, FILM, CIRCUS, MUSIC, LITERATURE, PHOTOGRAPHY AND NEW MEDIA.

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: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£371k

Latest spending

£325k

Registered

1985

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £45,765 and unrestricted reserves of £69,822. The trustees note that this reserve level meets their aim of ensuring at least £50,000 in reserve to provide for at least three months' operating costs. The charity is core funded by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council and Arts Council England, with additional income generated from the Creation Space and trading subsidiary.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £70k)

“This is reviewed annually to ensure, as far as is practical, it provides for at least three months’ operating costs.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The document states 'There were no transactions with related parties during this year or the prior year' in Note 14, but the Trustees' Annual Report lists Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council as a related party providing funding. However, the specific note on related party transactions explicitly denies transactions. Per rule 1, we must stick to explicit statements. The note 'There were no transactions with related parties' contradicts the funding listed in Note 4. Usually, grants from local authorities are related party transactions if the council has significant influence. However, the explicit note says 'no transactions'. I will follow the explicit note for the 'related_party_flags' extraction as it is a specific disclosure note, but the funding is listed in income. The prompt asks for 'disclosed related-party transactions'. The note says 'no transactions'. This is a conflict. However, Note 4 lists 'Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council' under Donations and Legacies. The Related Party note says 'no transactions'. I will extract null for related_party_flags because the specific note denying transactions overrides the general income listing for the purpose of 'related party transaction disclosure' flags, or I should list the funding if it's considered a transaction. Given the explicit 'no transactions' statement in the Related Party note, I will set this to empty to avoid guessing if the council funding is considered a 'transaction' in the context of the note's denial. Actually, looking at Note 4, it lists the council funding. The Related Party note says 'no transactions'. This is likely an error in the accounts or the council is not considered a 'related party' for the purpose of that specific note despite the TR mention. I will leave it empty as the explicit note says 'no transactions'.

“There were no transactions with related parties during this year or the prior year.” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: Proteus Theatre Company Productions Limited

“The charity owns 100% of the issued share capital of Proteus Theatre Company Productions Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.” — page 20

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 01742642
Trading subsidiary: PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTIONS LTD Companies House 07587750 · Financial health read from its filings

PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTIONS LTD — per its own Companies House accounts

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.

GLENNIE, Jane Elizabeth — director, appointed 19/11/2025on trustee list
SWEET, Natalie — director, appointed 21/01/2014on trustee list
CAFFREY, Mary Edith — director, appointed 06/05/2010on trustee list
PENFOLD, Mark Andrew — director, appointed 07/12/2004on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Mark Andrew Penfoldchair
Jane Elizabeth Glennie
Mary Edith Caffrey
Natalie Sweet

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£371k	£325k
31/03/2024	£355k	£341k
31/03/2023	£301k	£349k
31/03/2022	£286k	£398k
31/03/2021	£318k	£199k

Common questions

Is PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £45,765 and unrestricted reserves of £69,822. The trustees note that this reserve level meets their aim of ensuring at least £50,000 in reserve to provide for at least three months' operating costs. The charity is core funded by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council and Arts Council England, with additional income generated from the Creation Space and trading subsidiary. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	13/10/2022	£70k	National Portfolio Organisations
UK government	13/10/2022	£70k	National Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/06/2015	£8k	A4A - CONTACT Mental Health Project for Adults in Basingstoke & Deane
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/03/2012	£24k	"Let's Make History"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION	1	£175k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£143k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	1	£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£44k
CURIOUS MINDS	1	£38k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£33k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£20k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED.

ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED income £1.2m
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £2.9m
Theatre Porto income £572k
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
COMPANY THREE THEATRE income £554k
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. income £319k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PROTEUS THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED	£371k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£1.2m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£2.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
Theatre Porto FY2025	£572k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£18.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COMPANY THREE THEATRE FY2025	£554k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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