THEATRICAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED

Registered charity 1166152 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LONDON SCHOOL OF MUSICAL THEATRE (LSMT)

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE. THE CHARITIES ACTIVITIES TAKE PLACE IN LONDON.LSMT CURRENTLY OFFERS A ONE YEAR FULL TIME INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE.

Objects

3.1.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE; AND3.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MEDIUM OF MUSICAL THEATRE.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southwark, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity suffered a deficit of £70,614 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in net liabilities of £204,169. The trustees report that the charity does not have reserves at the end of the accounting period, but project a more sustainable balance sheet with increased recruitment levels. The trustees are confident the charity can continue operating for at least the next 12 months, citing short-term funding support from contacts to overcome cashflow difficulties.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADRIAN JECKELLSchair
• Anne-Marie Chevannes
• Sibel Mehmet

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED income £1.1m
• MELLOW DRAMATICS MUSIC THEATRE GROUP income £62k
• SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
• THE LOFT THEATRE COMPANY income £179k
• LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £9.7m
• THE LONDON MUSICAL THEATRE ORCHESTRA income £392k

Side by side with its peers

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