01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 May 2012
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07897118
- Financial period
- 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
- Latest income
- £1,444,357
- Latest expenditure
- £1,559,537
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Belarus Free Theatre, Somerset House, South Wing, T129, WC2R 1LA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.belarusfreetheatre.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) is a UK-based international award-winning theatre company founded on the principles of freedom of speech and artistic expression. Working across borders, BFT has pioneered an award-winning global model of activism that unites artistic, geopolitical, environmental and human rights concerns, using theatre and arts as the catalyst for social change.
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
- 29 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,444,357
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,559,537
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,186,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,141,047
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,459,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,316,540
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,840,507
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £952,534
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £826,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £646,021
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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 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,444,357
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,559,537
- 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
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,186,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,141,047
- 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
- 18
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,459,406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,316,540
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,840,507
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £952,534
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £185,625
- 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
- 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 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £826,793
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £646,021
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £130,000
- 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
- No
- 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 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 945893
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 381050
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 117414
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1444357
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £51,318
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,508,219
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1559537
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26532
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 77850
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -5922
- Reserves
- £280,168
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £455,339
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £93,947
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £361,392
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 93947
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £99,147
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 361392
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 361392
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1055171
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 131307
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1186478
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £54,465
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,086,582
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2141047
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 78372
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 686640
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £139,723
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £618,415
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £141,843
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £476,572
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 141843
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £596,508
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 139723
- Funds Restricted
- 336849
- Funds Total
- 476572
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1240315
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 219091
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1459406
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £44,413
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,272,127
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1316540
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 50933
- Expenditure Governance
- 35397
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 79810
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,299,225
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,520,302
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £89,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,431,141
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 89161
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,468,047
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1299225
- Funds Restricted
- 131916
- Funds Total
- 1431141
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1807157
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 33350
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1840507
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £22,849
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £929,685
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 952534
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 94548
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 183318
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £928,616
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,374,056
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £85,781
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,288,275
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 85781
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,320,806
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 928616
- Funds Restricted
- 359659
- Funds Total
- 1288275
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 771759
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 55034
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 826793
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £46,690
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £599,331
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 646021
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4051
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 45890
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £163,017
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £441,114
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £40,812
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £400,302
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 40812
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £431,614
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 163017
- Funds Restricted
- 237285
- Funds Total
- 400302
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Poland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Westminster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- 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
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BELARUS FREE THEATRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2012-05-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 JAN 2012
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DRAMA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 519139
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BFT
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures