LEAMINGTON AND WARWICK MUSICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 1200030 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LWMS

LWMS exists to promote musical theatre for all in the local community in and around Royal Leamington Spa and Warwick. We encourage, educate and develop members in the art of drama, music, and dance, as well as in backstage and creative disciplines. We enable people, through open audition, to produce, rehearse and perform in musicals on the public stage.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FOR ALL IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN AND AROUND ROYAL LEAMINGTON SPA AND WARWICK.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £7,876 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £65,533. The trustees consider that no risks cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity has no employees, fixed assets, or pension liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Nicholas Simon Kaijakschair
• Samuel John Henshaw
• Sarah Ruth Phipps

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

Income and spending

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