THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 245054 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CRESCENT THEATRE, THE CRESCENT THEATRE COMPANY

The Crescent Theatre Limited continues to provide the resources for a wide-ranging programme of theatre productions staffed by its amateur membership, at the same time offering hiring facilities to independent musical societies and other groups. Bar and refreshment services for patrons and members together with costume, properties and furniture hire services are also provided.

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Latest income

£981k

Latest spending

£960k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £419,435, an increase from the previous year's £398,893. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure, combined with current reserves, are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payments to Old Rep Theatre Limited

“During the year The Crescent Theatre Limited paid £132,294 to the Old Rep Theatre Limited, a company limited by guarantee, whose directors are also trustees of the charity.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£981k

Total spending

£960k

Reserves (reported)

£500k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Kevin Middletonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Elkington
Elizabeth Plumpton
JACQUELINE PETINO BLACKWOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
Kimberley Maynard
ROSEMARY ANNE SNAPE
Rodney Victor Natkiel
STEVEN DAVIS · trustee of 2 other charities
Vera Eileen Dean

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£981k	£960k
31/07/2024	£699k	£651k
31/07/2023	£631k	£590k
31/07/2022	£577k	£514k
31/07/2021	£457k	£373k

Common questions

Is THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £419,435, an increase from the previous year's £398,893. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure, combined with current reserves, are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Locke Williams Associates LLP.

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	£10k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED.

LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED income £133k
THE CRITERION THEATRE TRUST income £4.4m
THE CRESCENT TRUST income £195k
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED income £6.2m
CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST income £4.0m
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £243k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CRESCENT THEATRE LIMITED	£981k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CRITERION THEATRE TRUST FY2024	£4.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CRESCENT TRUST FY2025	£195k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CRESCENT PURCHASING LIMITED FY2025	£6.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST FY2025	£4.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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