FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE TRUST
Registered charity 1106051 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FROME MEMORIAL HALL TRUST
The Frome Memorial Theatre facilities, run by volunteers, provide recreation and entertainment. A 540 seat Theatre houses arts and cultural performances. The Frome Assembly rooms are community facilities used for smaller performances and rehearsals, a day centre for the elderly, blood donor unit, council meetings and a facility for private functions. It is the home of the local War Memorial.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £36,849 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £211,333. The trustees report a healthy cash position of £135,270 and note that the organization relies on generated income from shows and hirings to meet normal commitments. Financial sustainability is identified as the major financial risk, but the charity maintains a cash contingency for unforeseen expenditure.
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 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Bristol Water — “The Assembly Rooms (formally known as the Hexagon Suite) were added to the complex during the 1970’s funded from the sale of the Frome Water…” (source page)
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£411k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- MR H J BARNESchair
- Ian Barry O'Connor
- Martin David Moss
- Penny Lines
- Richard John Lines · trustee of 1 other charity
- Richard Julian Aspray
- SANDRA LESLEY ELMER · trustee of 1 other charity
- Terence Graham John Stewart
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FROME MEMORIAL THEATRE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £36,849 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £211,333. The trustees report a healthy cash position of £135,270 and note that the organization relies on generated income from shows and hirings to meet normal commitments. Financial sustainability is identified as the major financial risk, but the charity maintains a cash contingency for unforeseen expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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