MANATON AND EAST DARTMOOR THEATRE

Registered charity 1119302 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community performing arts with a particular emphasis on young people, based in the Dartmoor National Park, but rolling out an education programme covering schools across Devon and beyond.

Objects

TO IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCES OF DRAMA BY THE PERFORMANCE OF ORIGINAL PLAYS CREATED BY AND FOR THE LOCALITY AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DARTMOOR AREA AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 deficit of £42,544 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted reserves from £89,348 to £35,213. The trustees note that fundraising has been difficult, but overheads have been reduced through a move to a new studio provided by a local benefactor. The charity remains cautious about its financial situation due to the challenging funding environment for the arts.

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.

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
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Investing charity funds 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• JESSICA WYNN-JONESchair
• ALLISON CAVERHILL
• Amelia Lucy Patrick
• Dr Kerry Chappell
• FIONA JANE AVIS
• Heather Holcroft-Pinn
• Jasmine Mair Fuller
• Joshua Garcia Levontine · trustee of 1 other charity
• RAE HOOLE
• Sarah Vivien Pinn
• Saul Jenner
• Trudy Cronin

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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Government & lottery funding

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