MIDDLESBROUGH LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 222426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects for which the society is established are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the arts of drama, mime, dancing, singing and music, and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore, provided that all objects of the society shall be of an educative or charitable nature.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCING SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF A LIBRARY AND READING ROOM, PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE OF AN EDUCATIONAL OR CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Latest income

£265k

Latest spending

£284k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equating to over twelve months of expenditure, which the trustees consider adequate to support the continuation of productions. The trustees confirm that maintaining these reserves, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, provides sufficient resources to mitigate significant risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: over twelve months expenditure

“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds at a level which equates to over twelve months expenditure, providing sufficient funds to cover management and administration.” — page 3

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
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
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
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 00572515

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.

GELDERS, Jessica Laura — director, appointed 12/03/2026on trustee list
TINDALE, Victoria Louise — director, appointed 15/04/2025not on trustee list
MIDDLETON, Wendie — director, appointed 24/11/2022on trustee list
JONES, Stephen — director, appointed 21/09/2022not on trustee list
HARRISON, Joseph Anthony — director, appointed 16/12/2019on trustee list
CROOKS, Michael John — director, appointed 25/02/2016not on trustee list
HENDERSON, Christine Mary — secretary, appointed 27/11/2014

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CAROLE WYNNE NAREY
Celia McEwan
Christine Henderson
Jessica Laura Gelders
Joseph Anthony Harrison
RAYMOND BURTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Wendie Middleton

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£265k	£284k
30/06/2024	£95k	£105k
30/06/2023	£76k	£82k
30/06/2022	£63k	£69k
30/06/2021	£35k	£31k

Common questions

Is MIDDLESBROUGH LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equating to over twelve months of expenditure, which the trustees consider adequate to support the continuation of productions. The trustees confirm that maintaining these reserves, combined with annual reviews of financial controls, provides sufficient resources to mitigate significant risks. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	2	£26k
THE COPPING JOYCE FOUNDATION	1	£1.1m
THE J P MARLAND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
ENERGISE ME	1	£3k
THE GUNTER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WILTSHIRE CREATIVE.

WILTSHIRE CREATIVE income £5.5m
LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED income £133k
THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST income £28.8m
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £108k
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £602k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
MIDDLESBROUGH LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED	£265k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WILTSHIRE CREATIVE FY2025	£5.5m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£28.8m	£190,001 - £200,000	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£183k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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