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OXFORD THEATRE GUILD

Registered charity 294056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY OF OXFORD THEATRE GUILD, OTG, THE GUILD

To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of drama and the development of public appreciation of such art.

Objects

A. TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART. B. TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: THE CITY OF OXFORD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net movement in funds of £17,802, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £68,214. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and note that reserves have returned to pre-COVID levels, meeting the policy target of approximately twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. There are no paid employees, and the charity is administered by voluntary workers.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately twelve months unrestricted expenditure (held: £68k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately twelve months unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£77k£61k
31/12/2023£49k£57k
31/12/2022£57k£45k
31/12/2021£29k£39k
31/12/2020£4k£13k

Common questions

Is OXFORD THEATRE GUILD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net movement in funds of £17,802, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £68,214. The trustees consider the financial position to be sound and note that reserves have returned to pre-COVID levels, meeting the policy target of approximately twelve months of unrestricted expenditure. There are no paid employees, and the charity is administered by voluntary workers. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/07/2007£5k"This Theatre Group Promote All Aspects Of The Art Of Drama. They Plan To Write And Produce A Play In Partnership With Various Groups To Com"
The National Lottery Community Fund13/07/2007£5kTestament To A Trade