WALES COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAYERS

Registered charity 1175705 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Community Theatre Group

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Latest income

£58k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a total deficit for the year of £7,114, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £16,718 to £9,604. The trustees note that the charity continues to face economic challenges including increasing production costs and competitive ticket sales markets. Despite these pressures, the trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £10k)

“the Board of Trustees has the aspiration to accumulate and maintain reserves of £30,000 to provide cover for shortfall in revenue against production budgets.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees paid membership and performance fees at the same rate as other members; not disclosed as material.

“All trustees paid membership fees and performance fees to the charity at the same rate as all other associate members and these are therefore not disclosed.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wales Community Theatre Players (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

ALISON WADEchair
JAYNE ELIZABETH LEMM
Joseph Bairstow
LEE PHILLIPS
LINDA BURGESS
Philip Andrew Bairstow · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£58k	£65k
31/03/2024	£28k	£21k
31/03/2023	£48k	£49k
31/03/2022	£38k	£31k
31/03/2021	£4k	£4k

Common questions

Is WALES COMMUNITY THEATRE PLAYERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a total deficit for the year of £7,114, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £16,718 to £9,604. The trustees note that the charity continues to face economic challenges including increasing production costs and competitive ticket sales markets. Despite these pressures, the trustees confirm that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£2k	Community Musical Theater Project