01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 18 February 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £594,284
- Latest expenditure
- £463,771
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 137 London Road, Southborough, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, Kent, TN4 0NA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.applause.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Main areas of activity1. Delivery of Touring Activity2. Promoter and Volunteer Engagement3. Delivery of Artistic Development
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
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £594,284
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £463,771
- 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
- 17 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £454,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £423,389
- 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
- 16 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £294,159
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £445,214
- 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
- 18 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £287,708
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £381,423
- 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
- 20 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £537,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £272,945
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
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £594,284
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £463,771
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £17,500
- 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
- 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
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £454,808
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £423,389
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £23,000
- 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
- 16 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £294,159
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £445,214
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,000
- 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
- 18 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £287,708
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £381,423
- 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
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,610
- 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
- 20 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £537,819
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £272,945
- 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
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £29,500
- 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
- 27 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 490414
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 96002
- Income Investments
- 7868
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 594284
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £463,771
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 463771
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 720
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 136908
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £289,839
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £469,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £37,909
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £431,438
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 37909
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £458,690
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 289839
- Funds Restricted
- 141599
- Funds Total
- 431438
- Count Employees
- 6
- 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
- 20 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 532423
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3725
- Income Investments
- 1671
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 537819
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £455
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £272,490
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 272945
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 720
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 155628
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £228,782
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £531,059
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,783
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £514,276
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 16783
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £530,291
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 228782
- Funds Restricted
- 285494
- Funds Total
- 514276
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kent
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- East Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Medway
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Essex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- APPLAUSE RURAL TOURING
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-02-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 18 Feb 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN RURAL AND/OR ISOLATED COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROGRAMMING, COMMISSIONING AND FACILITATING DELIVERY OF ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES; WORKING WITH ARTISTS TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF, AND WORK FOR, THESE COMMUNITIES; AND BY EXTENDING THE REACH OF ARTS PROVISION BY DEVELOPING LOCAL VENUES AND SUPPORTING AND TRAINING VOLUNTEER ORGANISERS. ISOLATED IN THIS CONTEXT MEANS ISOLATED FROM ARTS PROVISION BY PHYSICAL, SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC REASONS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 569784
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- APPLAUSE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures