M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 274198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To broaden the education of children and young adults by producing educational plays which deal with a variety of social and cultural issues.

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Latest income
£602k
Latest spending
£596k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £6,089 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £397,434. The trustees report that free reserves of £233,768 are marginally below their stated policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure, and steps are being taken to correct this position. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £234k; policy: six months' unrestricted expenditure)
The current level of free reserves is marginally below six months' total expenditure and steps are being taken to correct this position. — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One member of the board of trustees is employed by RMBC, a grant in kind provider.
One member of the board of trustees is employed by RMBC, a grant in kind provider. There were no other related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated BoardEmotional wellbeing support for families

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£602k
Total spending
£596k
Reserves (reported)
£234k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Birmingham City · Cumbria · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Scotland · Throughout London · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£602k£596k
31/03/2024£605k£627k
31/03/2023£487k£571k
31/03/2022£576k£552k
31/03/2021£489k£460k

Common questions

Is M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £6,089 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £397,434. The trustees report that free reserves of £233,768 are marginally below their stated policy target of six months' unrestricted expenditure, and steps are being taken to correct this position. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Audit Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2011£223kAct Now!
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2010£7kSunflowers and Sheds - Communities growing together
Northern Rock Foundation30/03/1999£5kGrant awarded to M6 Theatre Company (North West)

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED£602k0belowno doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m0aboveno doubt
ARCHWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£156k0unclearno doubt
MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.1munclearno doubt
WATERMILL THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£4.4mwithinno doubt
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025£724k0aboveno doubt

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