IMPROBABLE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 February 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 08561272
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £548,892
Latest expenditure: £537,982
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Bore Place, Bore Place Road, Chiddingstone, EDENBRIDGE, Kent, TN8 7AR

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.improbable.co.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Improbable has been presenting award-winning theatre, from very small scale performances to large scale plays and operas, for 20 years. We add high-quality work to the cultural landscape, and tour our work as much as possible to benefit those living outside London. We also run Open Space forums around the state of the arts and contemporary theatre practice.

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: 5 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £548,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £537,982

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: 16 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £632,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £632,598

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £549,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,670

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: 17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £398,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,361

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: 21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £470,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £309,477

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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: 5 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £548,892
Total Gross Expenditure: £537,982
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £223,017
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: 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: 16 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £632,121
Total Gross Expenditure: £632,598
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £243,017
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: 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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £549,192
Total Gross Expenditure: £576,670
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £398,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £455,361
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: £268,049
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: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £470,441
Total Gross Expenditure: £309,477
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 3000
Income From Government Grants: £305,883
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: 1

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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: 5 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 359150
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 188721
Income Investments: 1021
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 548892
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,716
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £526,266
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 537982
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3200
Expenditure Support Costs: 219091
Expenditure Depreciation: 226
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £224,040
Assets Total Fixed: 918
Assets Own Use: 918
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £322,398
Assets Total Liabilities: £96,076
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £227,240
Creditors One Year Total Current: 96076
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £165,303
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 224040
Funds Restricted: 3200
Funds Total: 227240
Count Employees: 7
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: 16 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 311944
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 319053
Income Investments: 1124
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 632121
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £13,661
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £618,937
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 632598
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3200
Expenditure Support Costs: 279950
Expenditure Depreciation: 62
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £196,071
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £319,042
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,773
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £216,269
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102773
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £180,858
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 196071
Funds Restricted: 20198
Funds Total: 216269
Count Employees: 6
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: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 312815
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 226223
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 10154
Income Total Income And Endowments: 549192
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £576,670
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 576670
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4805
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £158,756
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £215,727
Assets Total Liabilities: £56,971
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £158,756
Creditors One Year Total Current: 56971
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £131,605
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 158756
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 158756
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: United States
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: North America
Welsh Ind: No

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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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: IMPROBABLE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-02-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 JUN 2013
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DRAMA.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures