NATIONAL DRAMA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 30 May 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £28,285
Latest expenditure: £31,202
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 9 Cannon Hill Road, BIRMINGHAM, B12 9NH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nationaldrama.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of National Drama are:To advance the art of drama and to advance education in the art of drama for the public benefit.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 19 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,202

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,494

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,377
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,452

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £72,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,629

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £47,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,477

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £28,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,202
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £31,529
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,494
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £19,377
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,452
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £72,375
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,629
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: No
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £47,415
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,477
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL DRAMA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-05-30T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 30 May 2017 as amended on 19 May 2019 as amended on 15 Mar 2020 as amended on 29 Nov 2020 as amended on 28 Nov 2022 as amended on 10 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF NATIONAL DRAMA ARE:TO ADVANCE THE ART OF DRAMA AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ART OF DRAMA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures