MIDLAND ACTORS THEATRE

Registered charity 1091498 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAT

Theatre touring and educational work in schools

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Latest income

£43k

Latest spending

£46k

Registered

2002

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the British Council, Arts Council England, and Baron Davenport’s Trust during the 2024-5 financial year. The trustees report a successful year with raised national and international profiles, concluding a three-year project and beginning a new two-year project funded by NLHF.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“In 2024-5, we received funding from National Lottery Heritage Fund, the British Council (Erasmus Plus), Arts Council England, and Baron Davenport’s Trust.” — page 22

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

JOANNE THACKWRAYchair
George Pearce
Gillian Adamson
IONA TOWLER-EVANS
JON TREVOR
Maretha Wallace
Yi Ann Kok
ZAKIR HAMZA

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Sandwell · Solihull · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City · Walsall · Warwickshire · Wolverhampton · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£43k	£46k
31/03/2024	£51k	£75k
31/03/2023	£51k	£123k
31/03/2022	£50k	£106k
31/03/2021	£77k	£46k

Common questions

Is MIDLAND ACTORS THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, the British Council, Arts Council England, and Baron Davenport’s Trust during the 2024-5 financial year. The trustees report a successful year with raised national and international profiles, concluding a three-year project and beginning a new two-year project funded by NLHF.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/04/2025	£49k	"“FELLOWSHIP WITH NATURE”: THE ARBORETUM AND BOTANICAL GARDEN MOVEMENT"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/02/2022	£41k	"The "Spitfire" Heritage Project for Young People"
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2019	£10k	Understanding the Issue of Male Suicide
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	09/10/2018	£37k	"One Area Through Time"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	22/01/2016	£34k	"Heritage, Community Traditions, and Identity in Birmingham"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/02/2014	£22k	"New Street Station history project for young people"
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/01/2005	£5k	Community Play Project