Spectacle Theatre LTD

Registered charity 1059118 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPECTACLE THEATRE COMPANY

Founded in 1979 in the heart of the former Welsh coalfields, Spectacle Theatre Ltd pioneered access to live theatre and new writing in Welsh and English. Through partnership working, we deliver an innovative bi-lingual theatre service (workshops, production and mentoring), locally, nationally and internationally.

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Latest income
£259k
Latest spending
£249k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £376,670, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining six months of operational costs. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operational costs (held: £377k)
“The aim is to maintain free reserves equivalent to at least six months of operational costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£259k£249k
31/03/2024£249k£186k
31/03/2023£206k£190k
31/03/2022£140k£133k
31/03/2021£171k£138k

Common questions

Is Spectacle Theatre LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £376,670, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of maintaining six months of operational costs. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Spectacle Theatre LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Spectacle Theatre LTD as a grant recipient include MOONDANCE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MOONDANCE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kCauses in Wales

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£22kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2024£14kConnecting people through light; sound and story.
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2021£298kSTORY
The National Lottery Community Fund19/04/2021£10kCOVID-19 - Memories
The National Lottery Community Fund12/11/2016£1k'High Tea in Porth'
The National Lottery Community Fund27/05/2015£5kPatience - I Have Something To Say (An Intergenerational Project)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/11/2012£4k'Creative Confidence'