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MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 241433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MALVERN FESTIVAL THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Provide premises and resources for the performance of Theatre & Dance

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Latest income
£7.1m
Latest spending
£6.8m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £275,959 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,287,868. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be appropriate against their policy target of approximately three months' overhead expenditure, which is currently circa £625,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months overhead expenditure which is currently circa £625,000 (held: £1.3m)
“Having regard to the economic situation, the Trustees believe that an appropriate level of reserves would be approximately three months overhead expenditure which is currently circa £625,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Maher Kazi is a Trustee and shareholder of Sweet Paan Limited; the Charity made sales of £1,200 and incurred expenditure of £1,295.
“During the year the Charity made sales of £1,200 (2024: £1,200) to Sweet Paan Limited, incurred expenditure of £1,295 (2024: £1,604). Maher Kazi is a Trustee of the Charity and a shareholder of Sweet Paan Limited.” — page 36
“During the year the company made purchases of £25,032 (2024: £26,256) from Webdesign Associates Ltd. T Thompson is a director of the company.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: T Thompson is a director of Webdesign Associates Ltd; the company made purchases of £25,032 from them.
“During the year the Charity made sales of £1,200 (2024: £1,200) to Sweet Paan Limited, incurred expenditure of £1,295 (2024: £1,604). Maher Kazi is a Trustee of the Charity and a shareholder of Sweet Paan Limited.” — page 36
“During the year the company made purchases of £25,032 (2024: £26,256) from Webdesign Associates Ltd. T Thompson is a director of the company.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A Trustee made donations of £6 to the Charity.
“During the year the Charity made sales of £1,200 (2024: £1,200) to Sweet Paan Limited, incurred expenditure of £1,295 (2024: £1,604). Maher Kazi is a Trustee of the Charity and a shareholder of Sweet Paan Limited.” — page 36
“During the year the company made purchases of £25,032 (2024: £26,256) from Webdesign Associates Ltd. T Thompson is a director of the company.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Malvern Theatres (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.1m
Total spending
£6.8m
Cost of raising funds
£27k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
61

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.1m£6.8m
31/03/2024£5.5m£5.6m
31/03/2023£5.3m£5.3m
31/03/2022£4.3m£4.3m
31/03/2021£2.1m£1.7m

Common questions

Is MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £275,959 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £1,287,868. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be appropriate against their policy target of approximately three months' overhead expenditure, which is currently circa £625,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.

Who funds MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HARDING TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5kGrants to institutions for environment, conservation and heritage
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£4kGrants to institutions for environment, conservation and heritage
THE HARDING TRUSTFY2022£3kMusical Donations
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kGrants to institutions for environment, conservation and heritage
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kGrants to institutions for environment, conservation and heritage

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION2£45k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£268k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£120k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£60k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BUDEAUX PLYMOUTH1£13k
CHK Foundation1£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION1£9k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
GWENT BALLET THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.6m£80,001 - £90,000—above—no doubt
B.T.D.A. LIMITED FY2025£889k——below—no doubt
BURY METROPOLITAN ARTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m——unclear—no doubt

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