SHARNBROOK AMATEUR THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 242164 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SHARNBROOK MILL THEATRE, THE MILL THEATRE

To promote and further education in and knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts of Opera, Ballet, Mime, Drama, Music and similar arts. A strong focus on youth involvement is supported with local schools offered reduced rates for the hiring of our facilities/equipment, our annual Summer School and continuous encouragement for students to play an active part in all aspects of the Trust

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER EDUCATION IN AND KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF OPERA, BALLET, MIME, DRAMA, MUSIC AND SINGING AND SIMILAR AND ANCILLARY ARTS.

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.

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

Registered contact address: Bedford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£117k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £14,739 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reversal from the £3,077 profit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £1,193,134, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £50,000. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters gave cause for concern regarding the accounts' preparation or compliance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining £50,000 in an interest-bearing deposit account (reserves figure: £1.2m)

“The charity has a reserves policy of maintaining £50,000 in an interest-bearing deposit account.” — page 3

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.

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
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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: 100

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

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £1,406 — grants £1,406 (1); 1% of the £133,276 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 100
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 3% of the £105,778 total gross income on the same return

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul David Wildmanchair
ALAN CAPPER
DOUGLAS ALBERT LESLIE POPE
Gerald Frederick Stafford
Janet Theresa Brown
Louise Devonshire-Mander
Luke Graham Skeel
Susan Anne Dennis · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£102k	£117k
31/12/2024	£133k	£130k
31/12/2023	£106k	£108k
31/12/2022	£84k	£88k
31/12/2021	£59k	£61k

Common questions

Is SHARNBROOK AMATEUR THEATRE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £14,739 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a reversal from the £3,077 profit in the prior year. Total unrestricted funds stood at £1,193,134, significantly exceeding the stated reserves policy target of £50,000. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with the examiner confirming no matters gave cause for concern regarding the accounts' preparation or compliance. 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
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£54k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k

Charities like this

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

SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m
THE STOURBRIDGE AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY income £66k
SUNDERLAND THEATRE COMPANY income £42k
SIDMOUTH AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD income £56k
TRURO AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD income £46k
MONMOUTH MUSIC THEATRE income £18k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SHARNBROOK AMATEUR THEATRE TRUST LIMITED	£102k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£3.1m	—	—	below	—	noted
THE STOURBRIDGE AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025	£66k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SUNDERLAND THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SIDMOUTH AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD FY2026	£56k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
TRURO AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD FY2025	£46k	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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