MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED
Registered charity 274166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOUNTVIEW THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED
To promote and assist in the advancement of education in theatrical art, drama, speech training, public singing, dancing, elocution and other accomplishments and acquirements as may be thought necessary. In particular by the establishment and maintenance of schools or institutes or otherwise, studios, practice rooms and exhibition rooms.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity moved from a net liability position to a net asset position of £3,745,970, largely due to the reversal of accrued loan interest following a restructuring with the London Borough of Southwark. The trustees report adequate resources for the next 12 months and note that excluding the non-cash interest reversal, the charity has strengthened its financial position through diversified income and cost management. However, the document acknowledges ongoing economic volatility and competitive pressures in student recruitment.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Tuition fees (85% of income)
“The main source of ongoing funding for the Charity continues to be tuition fees which contributed 85% of total income”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“As part of its new 5-year business plan, the Trustees have targeted maintaining short-term operating liquidity at three months of operating expenditure.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mountview Productions Limited
“Under section 405 of the Companies Act 2006 the Charity is exempt from the requirement to produce group accounts on the basis that its subsidiary undertaking, Mountview Productions Limited, has nil net assets.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sally Ann Gritton — Principal and CEO (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation — “Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation & LW Theatres Continue Technical Production Arts Scholarships” (source page)
- Little Lion Entertainment — “LITTLE LION ENTERTAINMENT BACKS THE ARTS WITH LANDMARK SUPPORT FOR MOUNTVIEW AND NYT” (source page)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£181k
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 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 (88% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Southwark
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity moved from a net liability position to a net asset position of £3,745,970, largely due to the reversal of accrued loan interest following a restructuring with the London Borough of Southwark. The trustees report adequate resources for the next 12 months and note that excluding the non-cash interest reversal, the charity has strengthened its financial position through diversified income and cost management. However, the document acknowledges ongoing economic volatility and competitive pressures in student recruitment. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MOUNTVIEW ACADEMY OF THEATRE ARTS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION, The Portal Trust, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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