BRISTOL MUSICAL COMEDY CLUB

Registered charity 1181749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BMCC, BMCC PRODUCTIONS

Theatrical Productions (Non-Professional)

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA BY THE PRESENTATION OF DRAMATIC MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS.

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of BRISTOL MUSICAL COMEDY CLUB (charity 278997) — merger registered 15/11/2021.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£81k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small surplus of £585 for the year ended 31 October 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £27,539. The trustees report that reserves are held as a buffer against unforeseen expenses and legal obligations. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a buffer against any unforeseen expenses, legal or technical... meet any of the CIO's obligations should it need to fold (reserves figure: £28k)
“BMCC aims to hold reserves that at any time provide a buffer against any unforeseen expenses, legal or technical, which might occur. These reserves would be used to meet any of the CIO's obligations should it need to fold.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2023 (received 02/09/2024, 2 days after the 31/08/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol Musical Comedy Club (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£81k£81k
31/10/2024£49k£60k
31/10/2023£43k£51k
31/10/2022£40k£32k
31/10/2021£40k£17k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL MUSICAL COMEDY CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small surplus of £585 for the year ended 31 October 2025, bringing total unrestricted funds to £27,539. The trustees report that reserves are held as a buffer against unforeseen expenses and legal obligations. There are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FRIENDS OF BOYAN TRUST1£18k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL MUSICAL THEATRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL MUSICAL COMEDY CLUB£81k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL MUSICAL THEATRE FY2025£32k——unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL MUSICAL YOUTH PRODUCTIONS FY2025£66k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024£93k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PRESTON MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY FY2025£55k—0above—no doubt
BLYTH MUSIC AND THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£29k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.