UNITY THEATRE

Registered charity 1062463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing an annual programme of professional and community arts activities, including shows, artform & artist development, workshops, training, advocacy & mentoring.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA, DANCE, MIME AND MUSIC.TO PROVIDE AND MANAGE A THEATRE.TO PROMOTE ALL OTHER OBJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £80,869 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the prior year. However, the charity holds negative unrestricted revenue funds of £44,898, resulting in total free reserves of negative £30,000. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves are below the stated policy target of at least £200,000.

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 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
• Paying staff
• 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03333987

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.

• MAIA, Berta Cristina Ramos Neves — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• BIRKETT, Samantha Josephine — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• PATEL, Uzair — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• BYE, Daniel Neil — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• CAVANAGH, Michael James — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• PEREZ, Ezequiel Serrano — director, appointed 19/06/2025on trustee list
• TELLWRIGHT, Laura Charlotte — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
• JEFFERY, Helen — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
• MEARNS, Peter Malcolm — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
• BEGLEY, Darren Philip Anthony — secretary, appointed 20/07/2026
• MANSON-SAWKO, Eleanor Alice — secretary, appointed 06/12/2022

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~35.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Mearnschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Berta Maia
• Daniel Bye
• Ezequiel Serrano Perez
• Helen Jeffery
• Laura Charlotte Tellwright
• Michael Cavanagh · trustee of 1 other charity
• Samantha Birkett
• Uzair Patel

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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