BOX TALE SOUP LTD.

Charity number: 1149715
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The promotion of public education and the encouragement of the arts through the visual and performance arts. Box Tale Soup achieves its charitable objects through its principal activities. Box Tale Soup exists to produce original and highly imaginative theatre, in particular the faithful adaptation of classic works and to make this accessible to all sections of the community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £113,447
Total expenditure: £86,768

Total income includes £4,048 from 3 government contract(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 November 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08171401 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Alice Murrie Trustee 14 May 2024
None on record
Gina Hartnett Trustee 17 May 2023
THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL TRUST
Received: On time
Charlotte Anne Couchman Trustee 18 May 2022
None on record
Francis Matthews Trustee 22 February 2017
None on record
Bruce Harris Trustee 23 November 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £67.47k £41.78k £85.09k £53.47k £113.45k
Total expenditure £48.65k £37.27k £75.74k £77.49k £86.77k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £4.05k
Income from government grants £11.25k N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 20 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 20 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 24 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 24 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 25 May 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 26 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 26 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 AUG 2012 as amended on 06 Apr 2022 as amended on 18 May 2022 as amended on 17 May 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, WITH PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE, REFERENCE TO DRAMATIC ART. BOX TALE SOUP PRODUCES FRESH, ORIGINAL AND HIGHLY IMAGINATIVE THEATRE AND IS COMMITTED TO THE FAITHFUL ADAPTATION OF CLASSIC LITERATURE AS WELL AS ORIGINAL DEVISED PIECES. THE COMPANY IS COMMITTED TO MAKING WORK THAT IS PORTABLE AND FLEXIBLE, REACHING AUDIENCES WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL THEATRE OR WHO WOULD NOT NORMALLY ATTEND. BOX TALE SOUP CREATES NEW WORK USING PUPPETRY AND PHYSICAL THEATRE AS WELL AS TRADITIONAL METHODS. IN ADDITION THE COMPANY OPERATES A YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION PROGRAMME; INTRODUCING PARTICIPANTS TO THE COMPANY'S METHODS OF CREATING THEATRE, DEVELOPING THEIR PERFORMANCE AND PUPPETRY SKILLS AND PROMOTING SELF CONFIDENCE AND TEAM WORK.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
7 Park Place
Sevenoaks
TN13 2QD
Phone:
07736843396
Email:
info@boxtalesoup.co.uk
Website:

www.boxtalesoup.co.uk Open in new window