FROZEN LIGHT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 11 December 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07677434
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £730,101
Latest expenditure: £811,404
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Carrow House, King Street, NORWICH, NR1 2TG

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

This charity improves the quality of life for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) by creating touring multi-sensory theatre specifically for the needs of people with PMLD.

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: 13 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £730,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £811,404

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: 10 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £770,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,597

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: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £456,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,560

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: 3 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £511,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £411,798

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: 12 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 12 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £223,398
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,927

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: 13 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £730,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £811,404
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £6,000
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

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: 10 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £770,115
Total Gross Expenditure: £643,597
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 9050
Income From Government Grants: £5,350
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: 80

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: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £456,025
Total Gross Expenditure: £472,560
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £3,500
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: 40

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: 3 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £511,015
Total Gross Expenditure: £411,798
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £181,138
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
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: 12 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £223,398
Total Gross Expenditure: £218,927
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £85,401
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 545473
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 178227
Income Investments: 6401
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 730101
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £48,052
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £763,352
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 811404
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9578
Expenditure Support Costs: 133675
Expenditure Depreciation: 14342
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 792
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £264,338
Assets Total Fixed: 32922
Assets Own Use: 32922
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £327,884
Assets Total Liabilities: £49,115
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £311,691
Creditors One Year Total Current: 49115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £205,632
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 266376
Funds Restricted: 45315
Funds Total: 311691
Count Employees: 4
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: 10 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 575823
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 190745
Income Investments: 3547
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 770115
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £34,895
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £608,702
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 643597
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 31720
Expenditure Support Costs: 43193
Expenditure Depreciation: 2436
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £303,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7320
Assets Own Use: 7320
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £415,081
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,615
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £393,786
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28615
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £228,489
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 303000
Funds Restricted: 90786
Funds Total: 393786
Count Employees: 5
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: 3 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 436415
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 69670
Income Investments: 108
Income Other: 4822
Income Total Income And Endowments: 511015
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £23,904
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £387,894
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 411798
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3408
Expenditure Support Costs: 30034
Expenditure Depreciation: 675
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £105,082
Assets Total Fixed: 1194
Assets Own Use: 1194
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £301,073
Assets Total Liabilities: £18,464
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £283,803
Creditors One Year Total Current: 18464
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £288,450
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 105082
Funds Restricted: 178721
Funds Total: 283803
Count Employees: 5
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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FROZEN LIGHT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-12-11T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 JUN 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27 SEP 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 DEC 2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 NOV 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 NOV 2016 as amended on 17 Oct 2019 as amended on 27 Dec 2019 as amended on 22 Oct 2020 as amended on 12 Dec 2023
Charitable Objects: For the benefit of the public, to relieve the charitable needs of people who are in need by reason of physical or mental disability, age, social or economic position or some other disadvantage by: - The advancement of education in the performing and visual arts, in particular but not exclusively through the provision of sensory theatre and artist training workshops;- The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 523589
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TELL ME A TALE CIC

Charity Name Id: 523590
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: TELL ME A TALE

Charity Name Id: 528550
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: TELL ME A TALE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff