SOLIHULL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1136439 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STC

The objects of the Society are to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Objects

To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

£42k

Latest spending

£53k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a total loss of £10,798 for the year, primarily due to low ticket sales following an enforced rescheduling of its production. Despite this loss, the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted reserves of £64,967, which were reduced from £75,765 to fund the deficit. The trustees report that the reserves policy is regularly reviewed to address risks such as unplanned closure and external economic events.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Ticket sales

“Ticket sales. Membership Fees. HMRC receipts from Theatre Tax Relief and Gift Aid. Fund raising activities.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Staintonchair
Andrew Newth
Sarah Macrow

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£42k	£53k
31/08/2024	£47k	£42k
31/08/2023	£73k	£44k
31/08/2022	£47k	£43k
31/08/2021	£0	£5k

Common questions

Is SOLIHULL THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a total loss of £10,798 for the year, primarily due to low ticket sales following an enforced rescheduling of its production. Despite this loss, the charity maintains a strong balance sheet with unrestricted reserves of £64,967, which were reduced from £75,765 to fund the deficit. The trustees report that the reserves policy is regularly reviewed to address risks such as unplanned closure and external economic events. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.