WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD
Registered charity 1128608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We deliver high quality participatory theatre projects, predominantly for people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. We create and programme relevant, accessible theatre which challenges and entertains. We run The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Manchester, as a resource for community and professional arts and The Dressing Room Cafe which trains learning disabled adults in hospitality & catering.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £71,300 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £165,513 to £94,213. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £66,913, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£61,950). The charity relies on grants and fees to cover operating costs and has 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
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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 31/03/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£22k
Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 4.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
- Akintayo Olutosin Ayoola Akinbode
- Cllr JOHN HACKING
- Cllr Joanna Rachel Midgley · trustee of 2 other charities
- Eamonn O'Neal OBE DL · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paula Louise Rabbitt
- Philip Alan Kolvin
- Richard Foster Morgan
- Rupert Sinclair Hill
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £71,300 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £165,513 to £94,213. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £66,913, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating costs (£61,950). The charity relies on grants and fees to cover operating costs and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WATERS EDGE ARTS LTD as a grant recipient include THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST.
Known funders
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