GEESE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 327563 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ALBATROSS ARTS PROJECT, GEESE THEATRE COMPANY

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY IS THE REDUCTION OF CRIME AND RECIDIVISM BY THE PROVISION OF THEATRICAL ACTIVITIES

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Latest income
£552k
Latest spending
£498k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £54,213 and holds unrestricted reserves of £221,010, which the trustees note represent just over 4.5 months of planned expenditure. The trustees and auditor confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fund raising (45% of income)
“Income from charitable activities: Fund raising 242,994”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.1% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Costs of raising funds : Publicity and marketing 176”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of expenditure (held: £221k)
“Currently, the Board aims to maintain reserves of a minimum of two months of expenditure”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services recharged to related party during the year
“Birmingham Psychodrama Limited Charitable company in which Clark Baim is a director Services recharged to related party during the year 1,000 1,100 Change Point Limited Company in which Clark Baim is a director Services charged to related party during the year 900 -”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Feltons. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£552k
Total spending
£498k
Cost of raising funds
£176
Reserves (reported)
£204k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (51% 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: 0.0% 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: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£552k£498k
31/03/2024£538k£598k
31/03/2023£540k£530k
31/03/2022£366k£423k
31/03/2021£565k£394k

Common questions

Is GEESE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £54,213 and holds unrestricted reserves of £221,010, which the trustees note represent just over 4.5 months of planned expenditure. The trustees and auditor confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Feltons.

Who funds GEESE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GEESE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include BACKSTAGE TRUST, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BROMLEY TRUST, THE GRIMMITT TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2025£166kStaging Recovery Community Ensemble
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2022£146kSupport to run the Staging Recovery Community Ensemble project
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2022£98k
BACKSTAGE TRUSTFY2023£96k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£62kPenal Affairs
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2022£10kPrison Reform
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2023£10kPrison Reform
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE GRIMMITT TRUSTFY2025£3k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2024£500Social Welfare
THE BROMLEY TRUSTFY2024£0Prison Reform

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation11/10/2024£181kGrant to Geese Theatre Company
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2019£10kA grant to Geese Theatre Company
A B Charitable Trust24/01/2017£10kA grant to Geese Theatre Company
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch12/11/2015£59kGeese Theatre Company Limited
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch12/11/2015£7kGeese Theatre Company Limited
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch03/02/2015£20kGeese Theatre Company Limited