ORBIT THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 258091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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, dance, singing and music.To formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefore provided that all objects of the Company shall be of a charitable nature.

Objects

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, DANCE, SINGING, AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE RPOVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHLL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM)

Area of benefit: CARDIFF AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted revenue funds of negative £19,433, indicating a deficit position compared to the prior year's negative £32,453. The trustees note that while financial performance improved due to the lifting of pandemic restrictions, the charity remains dependent on uncertain funding streams and has not yet achieved its required reserve levels.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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 expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00964042 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• THORNE, Robert James Edward — director, appointed 01/06/2008on trustee list
• HUGHES, Christopher Michael — director, appointed 01/06/2006on trustee list
• ROLLEY, Natalie Vivien — director, appointed 01/01/2006on trustee list
• ROLLEY, Natalie Vivien — secretary, appointed 01/11/2013

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTOPHER HUGHES · trustee of 2 other charities
• NATALIE VIVIEN ROLLEY
• ROBERT JAMES EDWARD THORNE

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

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