COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED
Registered charity 1185967 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMON WEALTH
Common Wealth Theatre is a registered charity whose purpose is the advancement of the arts for the public benefit with particular but not exclusive reference to the performing arts. We promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £186,606 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £442,338. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £386,998 exceed the stated reserves target of £130,000, although a deficit is anticipated for the upcoming financial year due to strategic investments and new project costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £130,000 (held: £387k)
“We have calculated that £130,000 is sufficient to cover a combination of 3 months running costs and meeting all our liabilities should a wind-up need to occur.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MAHMOOD, Fatima — director, appointed 16/06/2026not on trustee list
- COOPER, Glenda, Dr — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- DAVIES, Katherine Mari, Dr — director, appointed 26/05/2026on trustee list
- MUKULU MUKIIBI, Fahadi — director, appointed 09/07/2024not on trustee list
- MAHMOOD, Seherish — director, appointed 18/02/2024on trustee list
- WESTLE, Andrew, Dr — director, appointed 14/02/2024on trustee list
- LETMAN, Amy — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
- PHILLIPS, Jenny Marie — director, appointed 13/12/2022on trustee list
- ROBINSON, Emma — director, appointed 13/12/2022on trustee list
- WHITE, Rhiannon — director, appointed 01/05/2014on trustee list
- MANNING, Evie — director, appointed 06/10/2011on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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).
- Emma Robinsonchair
- Dr Andrew Westle
- Dr Glenda Cooper
- Dr Katherine Mari Davies
- EVIE MANNING
- Fahadi Mukulu Mukiibi
- JENNY PHILLIPS
- RHIANNON WHITE
- Seherish Mahmood
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £186,606 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £442,338. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £386,998 exceed the stated reserves target of £130,000, although a deficit is anticipated for the upcoming financial year due to strategic investments and new project costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMON WEALTH THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include POLDEN PUCKHAM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, Alex Ferry Foundation, GOWER STREET, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST.
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