WORCESTER MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1186651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WMTC

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS, AND TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worcester, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£36k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity depends on ticket sales with no guaranteed income, which is identified as a major risk to its continued existence. The trustees aim to hold restricted reserves covering six months of operating expenses, though this may be depleted. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Ticket sales

“The Charity continues to depend on monies raised through ticket sales, with no guaranteed income stream and this has been identified as a major risk area for the CIO’s continued existence.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of normal operating expenses

“The Trustees aim to accumulate sufficient (restricted) reserves to cover normal operating expenses for six months should funding cease.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Charity continues to depend on monies raised through ticket sales, with no guaranteed income stream and this has been identified as a major risk area for the CIO’s continued existence.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by David Rippe. 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.

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

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 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 45
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 45

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 45

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/08/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Lucian Harold Ken Knightchair
Carlene Goggin-Jones
Cherril Watkins
Colin Phillips
Graham Irving
Jennifer Dudley
Phil Weston OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD SAUNDERS
Stuart James Southern
Valerie Knight

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£36k	£40k
31/12/2024	£35k	£38k
31/12/2023	£34k	£31k
31/12/2022	£33k	£28k
31/12/2021	£34k	£28k

Common questions

Is WORCESTER MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity depends on ticket sales with no guaranteed income, which is identified as a major risk to its continued existence. The trustees aim to hold restricted reserves covering six months of operating expenses, though this may be depleted. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Rippe.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BRANSFORD TRUST	1	£43k
THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY	1	£15k

Charities like this

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

WOKINGHAM THEATRE income £281k
MUSICAL THEATRE STAFFORD income £143k
WINCHESTER MUSICALS AND OPERA SOCIETY income £45k
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £108k
YORK MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £29k
CRITERION THEATRE LIMITED income £98k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORCESTER MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY	£36k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
WOKINGHAM THEATRE FY2025	£281k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MUSICAL THEATRE STAFFORD FY2025	£143k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHESTER MUSICALS AND OPERA SOCIETY FY2025	£45k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
YORK MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2026	£29k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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