PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY
Drama workshops for disadvantaged young people. Workshops for unemployed people which use drama techniques to help them find work. Working with volunteers to make accessible community theatre. Cooperating with other arts and educational organisations. Promoting New Writing. Creating projects exploring heritage and history. Producing new plays. Producing play readings. Training volunteers.
Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF DRAMA AND OTHER AUDIO-VISUAL ARTS ASSOCIEATED WITH THE THEATRE.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds £33,875 in unrestricted reserves, which is below its stated policy target of £54,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is able to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £42,990 for the year ended 31 March 2026.
What the accounts disclose
“Total income 53,294 31,500 84,794” — page 8
“As at the year end the company had £105,343 Restricted Reserves and £33,875 Unrestricted Reserves.” — page 6
“During the year J Pascal, a trustee, provided support services to the charity, and this donated unpaid time was in respect of drama workshops, theatrical/educational productions, fundraising and administration. This amounted to £30,000 (calculated at a nominal rate of £25 per hour), which has been included in donated services.” — page 13
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 35
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 65
- Government income: £38,744 — grants £38,744 (1); 52% of the £74,226 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 50
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 11/06/2024, 132 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 10/02/2023, 10 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Trustees
- Dr Julia PASCALchair
- Dr Leya Landau
- Dr Mary Luckhurst
- Katherine Klinger
- Lesley Lightfoot
- Natalie Borenstein
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £85k | £42k |
| 31/03/2025 | £74k | £63k |
| 31/03/2024 | £95k | £118k |
| 31/03/2023 | £78k | £115k |
| 31/03/2022 | £78k | £115k |
Common questions
Is PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £33,875 in unrestricted reserves, which is below its stated policy target of £54,000. The trustees confirm that the charity is able to continue as a going concern for at least 12 months. The charity reported a net income of £42,990 for the year ended 31 March 2026. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include CAMDEN GIVING, SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT).
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMDEN GIVING | FY2021 | £5k | Emergency COVID-19 Fund |
| SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT) | FY2023 | £1k | contribution towards a Manchester Girlhood play |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/05/2022 | £153k | "WOMEN FOR WOMEN, THE BLOOMSBURY HERITAGE" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/01/2021 | £10k | MOVEMENT FOR WOMEN IN ISOLATION |
| Greater London Authority | 01/11/2020 | £10k | CONFIDENCE WORKS: Exercise for BAME women |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/08/2020 | £10k | "COVID19 PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY" |
| Camden Giving | 08/06/2020 | £5k | PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/10/2018 | £81k | "Discovering and documenting England's lost Jews" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/03/2014 | £35k | "South Bank stories: The way we worked 1980 to now" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/04/2012 | £95k | "The Secret Listeners 1/2/12" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/02/2011 | £25k | "Between East and West: The British Chinese" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/10/2010 | £10k | How Can I Tell Them I'm Gay |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/12/2005 | £4k | Drama workshops |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/05/2005 | £50k | "Jewish Mothers and Daughters" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 07/01/2005 | £2k | "Pascal Theatre Company Will Carry Out A Research Into The Generation Of War Veterans, Proceeding To Creative Workshops On World War Ll. From" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/12/2004 | £16k | Performance peace |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST | 1 | £28k |
| PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £28k |
| THE BADUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE JOICEY TRUST | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- THE PEOPLE'S THEATRE COMPANY
- OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY
- THEATRE WORKS
- THE COMPANY PRESENTS LIMITED
- THE THEATRE COMPANY BLAH BLAH BLAH
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PASCAL THEATRE COMPANY | £85k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE PEOPLE'S THEATRE COMPANY | £91k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OPEN CLASP THEATRE COMPANY | £362k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THEATRE WORKS | £159k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE COMPANY PRESENTS LIMITED | £36k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE THEATRE COMPANY BLAH BLAH BLAH | £81k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |