Creation Theatre Ltd — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 May 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06135973
Financial period: 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
Latest income: £668,055
Latest expenditure: £761,427
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WENN TOWNSEND, 30 ST. GILES, OXFORD, OX1 3LE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively, the art of drama.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £668,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £761,427

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 November 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £457,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £539,456

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: 29 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £425,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,289

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: 12 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £533,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £592,863

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: 6 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £569,229
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,293

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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £668,055
Total Gross Expenditure: £761,427
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 43

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 January 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £457,016
Total Gross Expenditure: £539,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 29 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £425,811
Total Gross Expenditure: £465,289
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £15,102
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: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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: 12 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £533,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £592,863
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £274,476
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 6 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £569,229
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,293
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £29,979
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

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 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 109180
Income Other Trading Activities: 5618
Income Charitable Activities: 436020
Income Investments: 63
Income Other: 117174
Income Total Income And Endowments: 668055
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £21,750
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £725,680
Expenditure Other: 13997
Expenditure Total: 761427
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1500
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 21873
Assets Own Use: 21873
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £119,250
Assets Total Liabilities: £140,327
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £796
Creditors One Year Total Current: 140327
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £19,250
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 796
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 796
Count Employees: 4
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: 12 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 280132
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 252952
Income Investments: 3
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 533087
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,584
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £546,279
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 592863
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4200
Expenditure Support Costs: 221429
Expenditure Depreciation: 1162
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £126,158
Assets Total Fixed: 5199
Assets Own Use: 5199
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £174,741
Assets Total Liabilities: £53,782
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £126,158
Creditors One Year Total Current: 51590
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2192
Assets Cash: £102,073
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 126158
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 126158
Count Employees: 11
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: 6 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 145170
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 424007
Income Investments: 52
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 569229
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £33,325
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £527,968
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 561293
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4200
Expenditure Support Costs: 162254
Expenditure Depreciation: 1553
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £133,686
Assets Total Fixed: 6361
Assets Own Use: 6361
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £212,132
Assets Total Liabilities: £79,046
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £139,447
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75605
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 3441
Assets Cash: £96,225
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 139447
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 139447
Count Employees: 7
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Creation Theatre Ltd
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-05-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 MARCH 2007 as amended on 10 Apr 2023 as amended on 10 Apr 2023
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WORLDWIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 481067
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: OXFORD SHAKESPEARE ENSEMBLE

Charity Name Id: 546650
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CREATION THEATRE COMPANY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures