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THE CROWN WHARF THEATRE

Registered charity 1181516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PERFORMANCE VENUE, FOR THE RESIDENTS OF STAFFORDSHIRE AND IT'S SURROUNDING COUNTIES. 2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, THEATRE, MUSIC, DANCE AND CINEMA TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIAT

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Latest income
£134k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £53,123 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £803,336. The trustees' report confirms that sufficient funding was secured to open the venue in November 2024, and the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £784,806, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £10,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £785k)
“The charity has a reserves policy of £10,000.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Crown Wharf Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£34k
Total spending
£41k
Cost of raising funds
£5k
Reserves (reported)
£28k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£134k£81k
31/12/2023£538k£41k
31/12/2022£170k£174k
31/12/2021£59k£50k
31/12/2020£39k£5k

Common questions

Is THE CROWN WHARF THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £53,123 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £803,336. The trustees' report confirms that sufficient funding was secured to open the venue in November 2024, and the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £784,806, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £10,000.