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Rent-a-Role Drama Service is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
Rent-a-Role Drama Service (number 801689) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Rent-a-Role Drama Service do?
i. To promote the education of young people under the age of twenty-five through the medium of dramaii. To relieve those persons with special needs through the medium of dramaiii. To promote the education of young people in the art and science of theatre and dramaiv. To work with disadvantaged individuals and communities using theatre as a tool for social change
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rent-a-Role Drama Service
Answers Rent-a-Role Drama Service gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Rent-a-Role Drama Service's highest-paid staff paid?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Rent-a-Role Drama Service's money come from?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service reported £508k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £449k (88%), trading and fundraising events £57k (11%), donations and legacies £1,384 (0%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£449k · 88%
Trading and fundraising events£57k · 11%
Donations and legacies£1,384 · 0%
Investments£1,078 · 0%
Does Rent-a-Role Drama Service receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Rent-a-Role Drama Service. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Rent-a-Role Drama Service reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Rent-a-Role Drama Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Rent-a-Role Drama Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay · Somerset
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Rent-a-Role Drama Service registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
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Is Rent-a-Role Drama Service a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Rent-a-Role Drama Service as a registered charity (number 801689) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Rent-a-Role Drama Service's charity number?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service's charity number is 801689. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Rent-a-Role Drama Service do?
i. To promote the education of young people under the age of twenty-five through the medium of dramaii. To relieve those persons with special needs through the medium of dramaiii. To promote the education of young people in the art and science of theatre and dramaiv. To work with disadvantaged individuals and communities using theatre as a tool for social change
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How can I donate to Rent-a-Role Drama Service?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.barbicantheatre.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Rent-a-Role Drama Service's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rent-a-Role Drama Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Rent-a-Role Drama Service's money come from?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service reported £508k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £449k (88%), trading and fundraising events £57k (11%), donations and legacies £1,384 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Rent-a-Role Drama Service?
The register records Rent-a-Role Drama Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Rent-a-Role Drama Service's trustees paid?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Rent-a-Role Drama Service registered as a charity?
Rent-a-Role Drama Service was entered on the register on 8 June 1989. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02323701).