MELLOW DRAMATICS MUSIC THEATRE GROUP

Registered charity 1090452 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MELLOW DRAMATICS BURTON

To promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the Art of Drama and Music Theatre and the development of public appreciation in such art.

Objects

TO PROVIDE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN SUCH ART.

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

£74k

Latest spending

£75k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £163 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £88,178. The trustees confirm that the charity remains financially stable with a healthy bank balance and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities: The advancement of education in the art of drama (77% of income)

“The advancement of education in the art of drama 56,948” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: One trustee received £650 for directing a show.

“During the year one trustee was paid the sum of £650 for directing one of the shows.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee paid for directing a show

“During the year one trustee was paid the sum of £650 for directing one of the shows. This value is in line with the amounts paid to other people undertaking the same role.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Chris Moss
Helen Louise Thrupp
Rachael Elizabeth Histed
Thomas Bailey

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£74k	£75k
31/01/2024	£69k	£71k
31/01/2023	£62k	£77k
31/01/2022	£51k	£28k
31/01/2021	£15k	£20k

Common questions

Is MELLOW DRAMATICS MUSIC THEATRE GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small deficit of £163 for the year ended 31 January 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £88,178. The trustees confirm that the charity remains financially stable with a healthy bank balance and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.