THE MARLOWE TRUST

Registered charity 1179882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Making theatre possible for everyoneWe believe that everyone in our community, regardless of their circumstances or background, should be able to experience the magic of theatre, both as participants and audiences.

Objects

2.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:2.1.1 THE PROMOTION OF ARTS AND CULTURE, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY), BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO, PERFORMANCES OF, AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PERFORMANCES OF, THEATRE AND DRAMATIC ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES;2.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY), IN RELATION TO THEATRE AND DRAMATIC ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES;2.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION THROUGH THEATRE AND DRAMATIC ARTS, AND OTHER CULTURAL ACTIVITIES BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND2.1.4 TO PROVIDE FOR THE RECREATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO THEM IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS IN LIFE.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: HEALTH, DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT.

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 the charity ended the financial year with a surplus and strengthened unrestricted reserves to £714,445, which is above its stated policy target of £650,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Pharon Independent Financial Advisers Ltd — “Pharon have supported the Philharmonia’s residency at the Marlowe Theatre, helping to bring this world class orchestra to Kent. Pharon have …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £855k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% 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: 8.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (21/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abdur-Rehman Ismael Mia
• Atri Rohan Banerjee
• Colin Carmichael · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID TERENCE DIGBY HARREL LLB · trustee of 3 other charities
• Guy Hollaway
• Kerry Dawn Jordan-Daus
• Nigel John Cripps
• Pamel Jane Baxter
• William Morris Bush

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Known funders

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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 MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED.

• MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED income £7.1m
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• MARINA THEATRE TRUST income £2.2m
• BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £39.1m
• MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £270k
• THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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