THE ABBEY THEATRE TRUST (ST ALBANS) LIMITED

Registered charity 247839 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COMPANY OF TEN

Main activity staging of theatrical productions for public performance.Other activities include provision of production facilities to other organisations and training in drama and related skills.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF DRAMATIC ARTS, FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREOF PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit for the year, primarily due to the absence of exceptional legacy income received in the prior year, though an overall surplus was achieved through investment gains. The trustees consider the level and structure of reserves to be appropriate, noting that the charity remains financially stable with sufficient resources to meet its obligations. The operating reserve is held to cover at least six months of operating costs should the theatre be unable to operate.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Louise Wedgwood
• Carol Ann Rose
• Catherine Anne Frizell
• Deborah Claire Cameron nee Heath
• Dr Paul Davidson
• Elouise Wathen
• Ian Lewis Crawford
• Karen Thomas
• Russell Vincent
• Susannah Elisabeth Evershed · trustee of 1 other charity
• Suzanna Cheek

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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