CURIOUS DIRECTIVE

Charity number: 1144025
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

curious directive is a theatre company making theatre through the lens of science. Based in a medieval church in the heart of Norwich, we bring together artists, scientists, academics and communities to make emotionally-charged narrative-led devised theatre which tours around the UK and internationally.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £368,568
Total expenditure: £311,786

Total income includes £86,793 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

3 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 September 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07287464 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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
Kumiko Elizabeth Mendl Chair 27 March 2020
TRUE HEART THEATRE
Received: On time
Joana Gana Trustee 24 February 2022
None on record
Petia Tzanova Trustee 24 February 2022
None on record
Tiernan Fitzgibbon Trustee 27 March 2020
None on record
Ollie Hester Trustee 27 March 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £225.67k £273.85k £523.76k £306.52k £368.57k
Total expenditure £200.35k £252.75k £448.78k £257.73k £311.79k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £101.72k £170.58k £18.46k £164.99k £86.79k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £244.97k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £193.16k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £2 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £85.63k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £448.78k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £2.98k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 28 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 28 January 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 17/06/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 JUN 2016

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC.

Contact information

Address:
St Simon and St Jude Church
49 Elm Hill
NORWICH
NR3 1HG
Phone:
01603614425
Email:
info@curiousdirective.com
Website:

www.curiousdirective.com Open in new window