THEATR CLWYD MUSIC TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1191690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is established to advance education in and accessibility of music and other arts and the pursuit of any other charitable objects

Objects

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND SESSIONS TO SCHOOLS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

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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Registered contact address: Flintshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£876k
Latest spending
£875k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a small net surplus of £975 for the year, driven by a significant actuarial gain on its defined benefit pension scheme. While unrestricted reserves are technically negative (£857) due to current liabilities exceeding current assets, the charity holds a substantial pension asset of £287,000, resulting in total net assets of £286,143. The trustees confirm the charity can meet its obligations as they fall due and note that the operating deficit has reduced compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (49% of income)
“Income from grants for the year ended 31 August 2025 totalled £432,639” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Currently the level of free reserves represents 0 months of unrestricted expenditure so the target has not been achieved in the current financial year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Theatr Clwyd Trust Ltd
“During the year there were amounts paid to Theatr Clwyd Trust Ltd of £98 (2024; £906)” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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 31/08/2025

  • Government income: £250,000 — grants £250,000 (1); 29% of the £876,072 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Government income: £250,000 — contracts £250,000 (1); 31% of the £794,426 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2022 (received 11/07/2023, 11 days after the 30/06/2023 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£876k
Total spending
£875k
Cost of raising funds
£56
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£876k£875k
31/08/2024£794k£875k
31/08/2023£790k£848k
31/08/2022£1.2m£989k

Common questions

Is THEATR CLWYD MUSIC TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a small net surplus of £975 for the year, driven by a significant actuarial gain on its defined benefit pension scheme. While unrestricted reserves are technically negative (£857) due to current liabilities exceeding current assets, the charity holds a substantial pension asset of £287,000, resulting in total net assets of £286,143. The trustees confirm the charity can meet its obligations as they fall due and note that the operating deficit has reduced compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THEATR CLWYD MUSIC TRUST LTD£876k—0below—no doubt
THEATR CLWYD TRUST LTD FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE TILLETT TRUST FY2025£241k—0above—no doubt
CAMDEN MUSIC TRUST FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt
TRUST MUSIC FY2025£43k—0below—no doubt
MANOR MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt

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