RUGBY THEATRE

Registered charity 1154359 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a repertory theatre in Rugby and the furtherance of education on the history, art and practice of drama.

Objects

THE FOUNDATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A REPERTORY THEATRE IN RUGBY AND/OR SUCH OTHE PLACE OR PLACES IN ENGLAND AND WITH OR WITHOUT SUCH ANCILLARY SCHOOLS OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY, ART AND PRACTICE OF THE DRAMA BY MEANS OF PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS, LECTURES AND SUCH OTHER METHODS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME FIT.

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 unrestricted funds were £252,000 at 31 January 2025, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining funds equal to annual running costs of approximately £95,000. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £52,793 for the year, indicating a positive financial out-turn despite challenges with volunteer resources.

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 5 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
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £182k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/06/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Newson
• DAVID FREDERICK RATCLIFFE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Debbie Hibberd
• EMMA LOUISE BRIGHT
• Gemma Louise Kettle
• Mark Anthony Paul Tolchard
• Mark Rumsey
• Matthew Joseph Peter Craddock
• Paul Anthony Leonard
• Philip John Kettle
• RICHARD PLAYER GRAIN
• Wendy Kay

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

Operates in: Leicestershire · Northamptonshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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