TARA ARTS GROUP

Registered charity 295547 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TARA ARTS

Tara Arts' People, Words & Art: Connecting World, through the production and promotion of cross-cultural theatre at Tara Theatre in London and on national tour.

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Latest income
£834k
Latest spending
£815k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £18,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £833,538. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £306,194, which is within their stated policy target range of £149k to £299k (equivalent to 3-6 months of core operating costs). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £65,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year: £65,000 (2024: 61,713).” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned more than £60,000 during the year: £65,000” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £149k - £299k (held: £306k)
“The Trustees believe that a general reserve of £149k - £299k is an appropriate target range for general reserves, equivalent to 3-6 months of core operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Helen Jeffreys was paid a gross salary of £65,000 for work undertaken as Executive Director and Joint CEO during the year while serving as a trustee of the charitable company.
“Helen Jeffreys was paid a gross salary of £65,000 (2024: £61,713) for work undertaken as Executive Director and Joint CEO during the year while serving as a trustee of the charitable company.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Tara Productions Limited, Tara Enterprises Limited
“The charity has two trading subsidiaries: Tara Productions Limited and Tara Enterprises Limited.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£834k
Total spending
£815k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£306k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£834k£815k
31/03/2024£831k£794k
31/03/2023£787k£919k
31/03/2022£895k£786k
31/03/2021£476k£376k

Common questions

Is TARA ARTS GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £18,241 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £833,538. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £306,194, which is within their stated policy target range of £149k to £299k (equivalent to 3-6 months of core operating costs). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of TARA ARTS GROUP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £65,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds TARA ARTS GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TARA ARTS GROUP as a grant recipient include MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED, THE IDLEWILD TRUST, KATIE BRADFORD ARTS TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2022£10k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£10kGenesis Kickstart Fund
THE IDLEWILD TRUSTFY2022£5k
KATIE BRADFORD ARTS TRUSTFY2025£2k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government27/03/2024£32kInvestment funds
UK government13/10/2022£422kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£422kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/12/2021£211kBusiness Plan funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2021£100k"NL20:Amma"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2017£85k"BINGLISH the cultural heritage connecting UK-India theatre from the 1800's to the 20th Century"
City Bridge Foundation19/06/2014£40kGrant to Tara Theatre
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2014£73k"SOURCE - London's lost & forgotten rivers & the capitals pioneering Victorians"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/12/2013£10k"Subterranean Sepoys: Life in the Trenches for the Indian Army on the Western Front"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/08/2013£53k"Tara Arts: Digital Theatre Archive"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/10/2012£10k"Gandhi and the Inner Temple"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2011£42k"Earlsfield - from field to factory"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/06/2010£10k"Gandhi in London"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2009£18k"Sailing to Britain"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/06/2007£10k"A Project By This London Arts Group To Conduct A National Educational Tour During Black History Month To Schools, Colleges And Community Ven"

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TARA ARTS GROUP£834k£65,0001above—no doubt
PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED FY2025£345k—0unclear—no doubt
ARDENT THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ST PAUL'S ARTS TRUST FY2025£120k—0below—no doubt
TONBRIDGE THEATRE AND ARTS CLUB FY2025£163k—0above—no doubt

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