THEATRE ALIBI

Registered charity 299565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Theatre Alibi has been making theatre since 1982 and has a national reputation for high quality and imaginative work for people of all ages. We tour to the tiniest primary school in our home county, Devon, and to some of the best-known theatres in the country.

Objects

THE PROMOTION MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC.

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.

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Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£275k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £19,440 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by existing general reserves. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 31
  • Government income: £71,500 — grants £71,500 (3); 28% of the £255,373 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Government income: £173,528 — grants £173,528 (2); 69% of the £251,979 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 17
  • Government income: £261,402 — grants £261,402 (2); 71% of the £367,774 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Theatre Alibi (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£255k£275k
31/03/2024£252k£273k
31/03/2023£368k£435k
31/03/2022£360k£373k
31/03/2021£365k£358k

Common questions

Is THEATRE ALIBI financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £19,440 for the year ended 31 March 2025, which was covered by existing general reserves. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THEATRE ALIBI?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATRE ALIBI as a grant recipient include THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATIONFY2026£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2022£27k"A Festival of St Thomas Stories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/09/2019£23k"Discovering the Hidden Stories of St Thomas, Exeter"

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
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION1£150k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THEATRE ALIBI£255k—0unclear—no doubt
HUBBUB THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£360k—0below—no doubt

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