mortal fools

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Mortal Fools is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Northumberland and operates in Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Sunderland, and various other locations.

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

1. Using arts-based techniques to provide professional training and personal development activities2. Running an ensemble youth theatre company for young people between 8 & 193. Running drama and theatre-making activities in schools 4. Offering workshops to educate children & adults in life skills and technical theatre skills5. Performing plays for the general public

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Newcastle Upon Tyne City Sunderland Cumbria Durham Northumberland Gateshead Cheshire West & Chester

Financial Information

Latest Income

£592,789

Latest Expenditure

£610,792

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 103.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 100.0%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 0.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £31,640

Charitable Activities £555,757

Other Trading £0

Investments £5,392

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £610,792

Raising Funds £0

Governance £4,304

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£592,789	£610,792	£610,792	£371,441	£208,916	13 / 2
2023	£434,654	£492,393				0 / 4
2022	£620,609	£382,441	£382,441	£447,183	£121,551	11 / 0
2021	£485,890	£405,146				0 / 0
2019	£289,940	£218,078				0 / 4