WEST CLIFF (TENDRING) TRUST

Registered charity 1001022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WEST CLIFF (TENDRING) TRUST LIMITED, WEST CLIFF THEATRE CLACTON ON SEA

We promote education, training and entertainment through performances of live shows and arts displays.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £2,577,097, with net current assets of £247,524 representing 20 months of running costs. The trustees report that reserves remain healthy and are maintained in accordance with a policy of holding around 12 months of staff salaries and property overheads. The charity generated a net surplus of £31,820 for the year, supported by strong box office income and fundraising activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02002819

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• CLARK, David John — director, appointed 16/05/2023on trustee list
• HOLLOWAY, Di-Onne Jane — director, appointed 08/12/2020on trustee list
• PAYNE, Chyanne Alice — director, appointed 25/08/2020on trustee list
• WHITE-ROBINSON, Ralph — director, appointed 18/02/2020on trustee list
• MARKHAM, Brian David — director, appointed 23/04/2018on trustee list
• MILLS, Terry David — director, appointed 13/11/2014on trustee list
• HARRIS, Keith John — director, appointed 22/02/2007on trustee list
• JACOBS, Norman — director, appointed 13/06/1996on trustee list
• CLARK, David John — secretary, appointed 14/04/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• NORMAN JACOBSchair
• Brian David Markham
• Christine Lesley Warwick
• Chyanne Alice Payne
• David Clark
• David John Clark
• Di-onne Jane Holloway
• Geoffrey Alfred Wiggins
• KEITH JOHN HARRIS
• Ralph White-Robinson
• Terry David Mills

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.