CCEW Charity Commission profile

HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 267965 · organisation 267965

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
5 August 1974
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01171757
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,875,289
Latest expenditure
£1,739,130
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 11-12 BEAUMONT STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2LW

Website recorded by the regulator: www.headlong.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Headlong Theatre is one of the United Kingdom's leading touring theatre companies.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,875,289
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,739,130
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,542,509
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,475,492
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,151,271
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,298,980
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£892,698
Total Gross Expenditure
£893,194
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,093,784
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,009,881

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,875,289
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,739,130
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£695,802
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
14 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,542,509
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,475,492
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£723,802
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,151,271
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,298,980
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£692,302
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
30 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£892,698
Total Gross Expenditure
£893,194
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£692,302
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,093,784
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,009,881
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
Yes
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£692,302
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
931094
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
939072
Income Investments
5123
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1875289
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£10,454
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,728,676
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1739130
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26187
Expenditure Support Costs
670394
Expenditure Depreciation
1282
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£587,022
Assets Total Fixed
6345
Assets Own Use
6344
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,106,851
Assets Total Liabilities
£364,332
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£748,864
Creditors One Year Total Current
364332
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£126,689
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
748864
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
748864
Count Employees
10
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
890389
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
648451
Income Investments
3669
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1542509
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£12,995
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,462,497
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1475492
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25854
Expenditure Support Costs
586957
Expenditure Depreciation
2119
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
908
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£593,367
Assets Total Fixed
4145
Assets Own Use
4144
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,043,569
Assets Total Liabilities
£435,010
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£612,704
Creditors One Year Total Current
435010
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£412,024
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
593367
Funds Restricted
19337
Funds Total
612704
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
812154
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
337303
Income Investments
1814
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1151271
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,856
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,285,124
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1298980
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13971
Expenditure Support Costs
475679
Expenditure Depreciation
1557
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
-517
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£545,687
Assets Total Fixed
3237
Assets Own Use
3236
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£905,906
Assets Total Liabilities
£363,456
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£545,687
Creditors One Year Total Current
363456
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£405,811
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
545687
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
545687
Count Employees
8
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
30 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
863444
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
28018
Income Investments
1236
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
892698
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£15,544
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£877,650
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
893194
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24088
Expenditure Support Costs
438189
Expenditure Depreciation
2584
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£550,848
Assets Total Fixed
3754
Assets Own Use
3753
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£804,749
Assets Total Liabilities
£115,107
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£693,396
Creditors One Year Total Current
115107
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£687,966
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
550848
Funds Restricted
142548
Funds Total
693396
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
946329
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
145100
Income Investments
2355
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1093784
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,208
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,001,673
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1009881
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25539
Expenditure Support Costs
466126
Expenditure Depreciation
2689
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£573,756
Assets Total Fixed
2407
Assets Own Use
2406
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£883,714
Assets Total Liabilities
£192,229
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£693,892
Creditors One Year Total Current
192229
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£712,009
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
573756
Funds Restricted
120136
Funds Total
693892
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1974-08-05T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28TH MAY 1974, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 13 JUNE 2006
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES, THEREFORE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
298997
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ANVIL PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Charity Name Id
299005
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
OXFORD STAGE COMPANY LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures