BIG BRUM (THEATRE IN EDUCATION) COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 514071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides a theatre-in-education service for schools, pupil referral units, special schools, and colleges;Presents performances of new plays, for young people in particular, in arts and community venues;Makes theatre-based inputs into teachers' INSET, and into teacher-training and drama courses;

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £99,027 to £49,730 due to a net outgoing resource of £49,297, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £38,757, which is below the stated policy target of building reserves equivalent to around three months of core turnover costs. The charity remains dependent on Arts Council England funding, which secured just over 50% of total income.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “Big Brum is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.” (source page)
• The Lord Austin Trust — “With thanks to all the funders who have supported us since April 2023 Thanks also to The Lord Austin Trust, The Grantham Yorke Trust, The Gr…” (source page)
• The Grantham Yorke Trust — “With thanks to all the funders who have supported us since April 2023 Thanks also to The Lord Austin Trust, The Grantham Yorke Trust, The Gr…” (source page)
• The Grimmitt Trust — “With thanks to all the funders who have supported us since April 2023 Thanks also to The Lord Austin Trust, The Grantham Yorke Trust, The Gr…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bob Leechair
• Clare Drury BA Hons
• Daniel Joseph Brown
• Eliz Avni
• Ghiyas Somra · trustee of 1 other charity
• Magnus Mackenzie
• Sarah Lardner
• Sebastian Newbold

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

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Government & lottery funding

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