THE RONDO TRUST FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Registered charity 1000051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RONDO TRUST

The main activities undertaken by the Trust are the promotion of performances at the Rondo Theatre by both amateur and professional artists, undertaking to encourage and support new writing and emerging theatre companies, and supporting the Rondo Theatre Company, and children's theatre groups.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE PERFORMING ARTS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROMOTION AND PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£127k
Latest spending
£116k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust reported a net inflow of funds of £10,676 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £87,345. The trustees consider the reserves held to be appropriate to pursue the objects and activities of the trust, noting a policy to maintain sufficient reserves for continued successful operation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to ensure the continued successful operation of the theatre and its activities (held: £87k)
“It is the policy of the trustees to maintain reserves sufficient to ensure the con nued successful opera on of the theatre and its ac vi es.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£127k£116k
31/07/2024£127k£102k
31/07/2023£109k£103k
31/07/2022£73k£93k
31/07/2021£94k£51k

Common questions

Is THE RONDO TRUST FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust reported a net inflow of funds of £10,676 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £87,345. The trustees consider the reserves held to be appropriate to pursue the objects and activities of the trust, noting a policy to maintain sufficient reserves for continued successful operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROUNDHOUSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RONDO TRUST FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS£127k—0above—no doubt
THE ROUNDHOUSE TRUST FY2025£16.6m—11below—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£39.1m——below—no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025£228k—0above—no doubt
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2024£1.0m—0above—no doubt
THE RC SHERRIFF ROSEBRIARS TRUST FY2024£168k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.