THE M.A.T.A. REGAL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1052714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M.A.T.A., THE REGAL THEATRE

AMATEUR THEATRE ARTS/CULTURE

Objects

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN GENERAL AND THE DRAMATIC ARTS IN PARTICULAR IN MINEHEAD AND WEST SOMERSET.

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.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £23,187 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £505,077. Per the trustees' report, this unrestricted fund balance significantly exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £60,000. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03149984

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.

• AHERN, Lorraine Zena — director, appointed 06/08/2026on trustee list
• MCBRAYNE, Nigel Charles — director, appointed 08/02/2026on trustee list
• BRINKLEY, Rebekeh Virgine Emily — director, appointed 20/09/2025not on trustee list
• COLES, Janice — director, appointed 14/07/2024on trustee list
• DE MORA, Andrew — director, appointed 14/07/2024not on trustee list
• CHARNOCK, Gretchen Georgina — director, appointed 12/02/2006on trustee list
• SCOTT, James Alexander — director, appointed 01/06/1999on trustee list
• DE MORA, Andrew — secretary, appointed 14/07/2024

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• FREDERICK OWEN
• GEORGINA CHARNOCK
• JAMES A SCOTT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Janice Coles
• Lorraine Ahern
• Nigel McBrayne
• Peter John Harral Thompson
• Rebekah Brinkley
• Sara Victoria Thomas · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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