RESPONSE ABILITY THEATRE LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 February 2024
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 14438069
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £90,728
Latest expenditure: £66,200
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FLAT 11 WALDEN HOUSE, CRESCENT ROAD, BARNET, EN4 9RQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Response Ability Theatre (RAT) is a boldly trauma-conscious and survivor-led theatre and participation arts charity that represents and supports people who experience or are at risk of experiencing trauma through: productions, creative workshops for survivors, trauma-conscious communication training for people in positions of support for survivors, and consultancy to researchers and organisations.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £90,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,200

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £71,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,687

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £90,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,200
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £71,024
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,687
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

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: RESPONSE ABILITY THEATRE LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2024-02-06T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24 OCT 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 26 JAN 2024NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 JAN 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THEPERFORMING ARTS BY INVOLVING PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED, OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY TRAUMA;(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE NATURE OF TRAUMA AND TRAUMA-CONSCIOUSWORKING PRACTICES, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POSITIONS OF CARE, ON THE CAUSES, SYMPTOMSAND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA (AWARENESS) THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULARBUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND TO COMMUNICATELEARNINGS FROM RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT DIRECTLY OR INCIDENTALLY FURTHERUNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA IN THEATRE AND ARTS-BASED WAYS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION(LEARNING); AND(3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BY USING THEARTS AS A FORM OF PROTECTION AGAINST AND MANAGEMENT OF TRAUMA. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE CHARITABLE OBJECTS, WE UNDERTAKE ACTIVITIES SUCH ASBUT NOT LIMITED TO: - THE CREATION AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC PRODUCTIONS THAT TELL STORIES INSPIRED BYLIVED EXPERIENCES OF SURVIVORS OF TRAUMA. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE SURVIVOR-LED TOENSURE AUTHENTICITY AND IMPROVE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS IN THEATREAND THE ARTS. - SUPPORTING ACADEMIC AND PEER RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO GATHER EVIDENCEWITH AND FROM SURVIVORS, TO RESPOND TO THEIR PURPOSES AND CO-DESIGN ANDDELIVER THEATRE-BASED AND OTHERWISE CREATIVE ELICITATION SESSIONS TO MAKE THEPROCESS TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS; EQUIP RESEARCHERS TO CARRY OUTTHEIR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS WITH SURVIVORS IN TRAUMA-CONSCIOUS WAYS; AND TOCREATE ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF RESEARCH FINDINGS THROUGH THEATRE AND THEARTS FOR THE PUBLIC. - THE PROVISION OF CREATIVE GROUPS AND PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS FOR TRAUMASURVIVORS; WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING FOR SURVIVORS AND/OR PEOPLE IN POSITIONS OFCARE FOR SURVIVORS; AND SIGNPOSTING SURVIVORS TO ADVISERS IN MATTERS SUCH AS LAW, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HEALTH AND ANY OTHER PRACTICAL ISSUES THEY MAY NEED TOADDRESS ON THEIR JOURNEYS BEYOND TRAUMA.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 675205
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: RESPONSE ABILITY THEATRE

Charity Name Id: 675206
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: RAT

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures