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BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY

Registered charity 291796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B A D A

DRAMA EDUCATION

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Latest income
£3.4m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £206,330 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,543,281. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to meet its financial obligations and confirmed the going concern basis of accounting. The reserves policy target is £1,000,000, which the current reserve level significantly exceeds.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Programme fees
“Income from our programmes for the year was £3,122,215” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,000,000 (held: £1.5m)
“During the year the Board approved a formal reserves policy that defined the appropriate level of General Reserves to provide sufficient adequacy of cover for the risks identified to be £1,000,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Consultancy fees paid to Helen Ainsworth prior to her appointment as Finance Director.
“In the period to 31 December 2024 consultancy fees of £3,495 were paid to Helen Ainsworth acting in a freelance capacity prior to her appointment as Finance Director on | January 2025.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income
£3.4m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£102k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£3.4m£3.2m
30/04/2024£2.9m£2.6m
30/04/2023£2.9m£2.5m
30/04/2022£1.8m£1.6m
30/04/2021£393k£892k

Common questions

Is BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £206,330 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £1,543,281. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to meet its financial obligations and confirmed the going concern basis of accounting. The reserves policy target is £1,000,000, which the current reserve level significantly exceeds. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED1£219k
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£68k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£60k
THE REED FOUNDATION1£45k
SABENO LIMITED1£27k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
THE INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETIES1£5k
THE RABBI MOSHE & LEAH DERMER FOUNDATION1£5k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRITISH AMERICAN DRAMA ACADEMY£3.4m——above—no doubt
BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS FY2024£7.5m£100,001 - £110,0008above—no doubt
B.T.D.A. LIMITED FY2025£889k——below—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LIMITED FY2025£479k—0above—no doubt
BURY METROPOLITAN ARTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt

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