THE DRAGON BARMOUTH LTD

Registered charity 1141777 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRAGON THEATRE

Providing theatre facilities for use by local Amateur Drama performers for productions for rehearsals, performances and workshops.Providing facilities for old time dancing, line dancing and classes run by local colleges, fund raising coffee mornings and meeting rooms for sixty-six local associations

Objects

A) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, ARTISTIC OR OTHER LEISURE OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTEREST OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BARMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND THEATRE.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND OTHER SUCH ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

Area of benefit: BARMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Gwynedd, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £21,182 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in reserves from £48,003 to £26,821. The directors report that major repairs to the building and increased utility costs necessitated digging into reserves. The financial statements were compiled by accountants on an unaudited basis due to statutory exemption.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/02/2024, 2 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07456849 · Financial health read from its filings

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Barmouth Town Council — “Barmouth Town Council is one of our staunch supporters. We are very grateful for their continued help, both practical (for instance providin…” (source page)
• Gwynedd Council — “Gwynedd Council has supported us with multiple projects through various funds: from the Fusion fund allowing us to provide free children's w…” (source page)
• National Lottery Fund — “We would like to thank the National Lottery Fund for allowing us to build an accessible toilet next to our downstairs Arts Room.” (source page)
• Film Hub Wales — “Film Hub Wales has funded a great many of our film screenings over the years. Without their support we would not be able to screen any films…” (source page)
• The Postcode Lottery Community Fund — “A very big thank you also goes to The Postcode Lottery Community Fund, who have given us a very generous unrestricted grant this year which …” (source page)
• Mantell Gwynedd — “We are delighted our 'See the Dragon Soar! project has received generous funding from the Gwynedd Voluntary Sector Fund, administered throug…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LANSLEY, Morwena — director, appointed 10/06/2024on trustee list
• ROBERTS, Carys — director, appointed 10/06/2024on trustee list
• HORROCKS, Janice — director, appointed 27/09/2021on trustee list
• MARSHALL, Pamela Jean — director, appointed 27/09/2021on trustee list
• ROBERTSON, Suzanne — director, appointed 27/09/2021not on trustee list
• WOLFERS, Simon John Alexis — director, appointed 24/05/2021on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/01/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carys Roberts
• Janice Horrocks
• Morwena Lansley
• Pamela Jean Marshall
• Simon John Alexis Wolfers
• Suzie Robertson

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

Operates in: Gwynedd

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDLINGTON AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

• BRIDLINGTON AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £72k
• DORCHESTER BALLET AND DANCE CLUB income £71k
• THE HARROGATE DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £39k
• THE BARROW OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £27k
• WEYMOUTH DRAMA CLUB income £29k
• THE BARN THEATRE PROJECT income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

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