ARCOLA THEATRE PRODUCTION COMPANY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 March 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05242988
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,560,136
Latest expenditure: £1,599,239
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ARCOLA THEATRE, 24 ASHWIN STREET, LONDON, E8 3DL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.arcolatheatre.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

One of the UK's foremost independent theatres, winning awards such as Peter Brook Empty Space, Time Out Live and Sustainable Cities. Regularly recognised as a leading UK force in professional theatre, Arcola also delivers extensive youth, community and voluntary programmes. The Arcola Energy project is pioneering the integration of arts, sciences and environmental sustainability.

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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: 14 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,560,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,599,239

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: 9 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,227,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,271,177

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: £1,002,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,254,981

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £987,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,320,542

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: 7 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,407,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £977,108

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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: 14 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,560,136
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,599,239
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £313,290
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
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: 9 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,227,824
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,271,177
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £323,871
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: 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: £1,002,479
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,254,981
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £308,290
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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £987,851
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,320,542
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £581,803
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
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: 7 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,407,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £977,108
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,287,423
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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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: 14 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 712747
Income Other Trading Activities: 49064
Income Charitable Activities: 798325
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1560136
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £2,472
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,596,767
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1599239
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10000
Expenditure Support Costs: 403899
Expenditure Depreciation: 148759
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £64,940
Assets Total Fixed: 1669899
Assets Own Use: 1669899
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £569,913
Assets Total Liabilities: £363,150
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,876,662
Creditors One Year Total Current: 361381
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1769
Assets Cash: £177,873
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 192887
Funds Restricted: 1683775
Funds Total: 1876662
Count Employees: 13
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: 9 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 522192
Income Other Trading Activities: 46984
Income Charitable Activities: 658648
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1227824
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,728
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,262,449
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1271177
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20000
Expenditure Support Costs: 433587
Expenditure Depreciation: 145201
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £94,949
Assets Total Fixed: 1757028
Assets Own Use: 1757028
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £350,025
Assets Total Liabilities: £191,288
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,915,765
Creditors One Year Total Current: 179057
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 12231
Assets Cash: £200,366
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 225804
Funds Restricted: 1689961
Funds Total: 1915765
Count Employees: 14
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: 445729
Income Other Trading Activities: 31866
Income Charitable Activities: 524884
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1002479
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,254,981
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1254981
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 393180
Expenditure Depreciation: 144046
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £5,010
Assets Total Fixed: 1902229
Assets Own Use: 1902229
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £269,544
Assets Total Liabilities: £212,655
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,959,118
Creditors One Year Total Current: 188696
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 23959
Assets Cash: £95,160
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 149804
Funds Restricted: 1809314
Funds Total: 1959118
Count Employees: 11
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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 753713
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 207661
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 26477
Income Total Income And Endowments: 987851
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,320,542
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1320542
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 428315
Expenditure Depreciation: 133800
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £94,387
Assets Total Fixed: 1982148
Assets Own Use: 1982148
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £383,383
Assets Total Liabilities: £153,911
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,211,620
Creditors One Year Total Current: 121524
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 32387
Assets Cash: £84,115
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 245101
Funds Restricted: 1966519
Funds Total: 2211620
Count Employees: 15
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: 7 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 101386
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1305702
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 750
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1407838
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £977,108
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 977108
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8000
Expenditure Support Costs: 334240
Expenditure Depreciation: 134066
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £186,053
Assets Total Fixed: 2107994
Assets Own Use: 2107994
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £702,459
Assets Total Liabilities: £266,142
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,544,311
Creditors One Year Total Current: 224048
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 42094
Assets Cash: £295,493
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 467991
Funds Restricted: 2076320
Funds Total: 2544311
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hackney
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARCOLA THEATRE PRODUCTION COMPANY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-03-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27 SEPTEMBER 2004. as amended on 09 Jun 2022 as amended on 09 Jun 2022
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures