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91/100 Clarity Score · 5 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Synergy Theatre Project a good charity?

Synergy Theatre Project scores 91/100 (5 stars, Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£484k total income, 91% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

London · UK-wide · SW9 8GL Reg 1088692 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Synergy Theatre Project do?

Synergy Theatre Project is a registered charity (no. 1088692) working in arts & culture across the United Kingdom. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 91% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 5 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been broadly stable over recent years. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT scores 91 out of 100 (5 stars). 91% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Filings are up to date with no major concerns.

What is Synergy Theatre Project?

Synergy Theatre Project has a Clarity Score of 91 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars, Exceptional). Charity Commission registration number 1088692. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Arts & culture. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £484k, with 91% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 5 months of operating costs. No major red flags from our filing review. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

91/100

5★ · Exceptional

Cause spend

91%

latest year · charitable activities

Accountability

100/100

Finance beacon

Income

£484k

Latest year 2025

Reserves

5 mo

Months of running costs

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

£29.3 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 4% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high

How does SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT scores higher than.

Income band (£100k–£500k)96thpercentile

Scores higher than 96% of 972 charities in its income band · 91/100 vs 70 peer average (marker).

Arts & culture charities92ndpercentile

Scores higher than 92% of 624 charities in this cause · 91/100 vs 76 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Synergy Theatre Project's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Synergy Theatre Project's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 8 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

80/100

Financial Health metrics for SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

100% 5 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

70% 7/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

40% 36% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 91% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 3p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

70/100

Community Support metrics for SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

70% 10 volunteers / 7 staff · 7/10 pts

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What is Synergy Theatre Project's Clarity Score?

91/100 total · Exceptional · 5 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

100/100
Accountability & Transparency
80/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
70/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

100/100

Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts
Trustee oversight8 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

80/100

Reserves (months of cash)5 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth7/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets36% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio91% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency3p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

70/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio10 volunteers / 7 staff · 7/10 pts

How much does Synergy Theatre Project raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £484k
Total expenditure £483k
Charitable activities Not disclosed

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £483k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.

What trust indicators does Synergy Theatre Project have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    8 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    7 employees · 10 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1088692

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

View on Charity Commission →

Trustees & officers

  • Gabrielle Sumner since 2014
  • Paula Hamilton since 2018
  • Tyrone Paul since 2022
  • Keshina Bouri since 2022
  • Ihsan Rahim since 2022
  • Jessica Draper since 2025
  • Sarah Brown since 2026
  • Susan Sandeman since 2026
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Synergy Theatre Project's finances changed over five years?

£0k £200k £400k £600k £800k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £431k Spending 2021: £405k Cause spend 2021: £0k Income 2022: £433k Spending 2022: £401k Cause spend 2022: £0k Income 2023: £456k Spending 2023: £434k Cause spend 2023: £0k Income 2024: £565k Spending 2024: £565k Cause spend 2024: £513k Income 2025: £484k Spending 2025: £483k Cause spend 2025: £0k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Synergy Theatre Project?

Overall score
91/100 (5★)
Income
£484k
Cause spend
91% of expenditure
Reg number
1088692
Scope
UK-wide
Reserves
5 months
Trustees
8
Accounts year
2025
Filing
up to date

Where SYNERGY THEATRE PROJECT sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Synergy Theatre Project's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Synergy Theatre Project a good charity? +

Synergy Theatre Project scores 91 out of 100 (5 stars — Exceptional) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 91% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Synergy Theatre Project a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Synergy Theatre Project is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1088692). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1088692. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Synergy Theatre Project's charity number? +

Synergy Theatre Project's charity number is 1088692. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Synergy Theatre Project's charity rating? +

Synergy Theatre Project scores 91 out of 100 on CharityCompare (5 stars — Exceptional). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Synergy Theatre Project have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Synergy Theatre Project. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts. For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Synergy Theatre Project? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 91% of Synergy Theatre Project's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Synergy Theatre Project's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 9% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 4% of total expenditure at Synergy Theatre Project. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Synergy Theatre Project's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Synergy Theatre Project receive? +

Synergy Theatre Project reported £484k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.

Are Synergy Theatre Project's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Synergy Theatre Project based? +

Synergy Theatre Project is listed at London · UK-wide · SW9 8GL and operates UK-wide, focused on arts & culture.

How does CharityCompare score Synergy Theatre Project? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Synergy Theatre Project's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Synergy Theatre Project's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.