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cardboard citizens

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other defined groups, and the general public. Cardboard Citizens is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in London.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Our mission is to use theatre combined with information, advice and guidance to inspire and support those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. We act as a catalyst for people to make changes in their lives. We also aim to improve public understanding and awareness by creating and performing works about the experiences of homeless and socially excluded people, with those people.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,033,259
Latest Expenditure
£888,394

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 71.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 83.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £613,440
Charitable Activities £412,079
Other Trading £2,470
Investments £5,270
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £737,592
Raising Funds £150,801
Governance £26,591
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,033,259£888,394£737,592£548,091£444,49214 / 0
2023£913,095£1,019,346£917,374£403,227£226,00015 / 2
2022£1,265,718£1,645,372£1,553,724£509,478£277,63513 / 2
2021£1,251,204£1,051,013£934,373£889,132£280,00217 / 3
2020£1,345,188£1,304,414£1,092,984£688,941£270,52719 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers