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.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PARTICIPATION IN THEATRE AND THE ARTS.

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 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

Accounts audited by TC Audit Limited. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01321359

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.

• LUCAS, John — director, appointed 19/03/2026on trustee list
• ALI, Sehreen — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• PEARCE, Sarah — director, appointed 20/06/2024on trustee list
• COLUCCIO, Laura — director, appointed 14/10/2023on trustee list
• DE COURCEY, Simon John — director, appointed 06/11/2020not on trustee list
• AKHTAR, Nasrine — director, appointed 26/10/2020on trustee list
• WHITEHEAD, Simon James — director, appointed 23/03/2010on trustee list
• JACKSON, Angela (Nan) — director, appointed 23/09/1999on trustee list
• RODWELL, Laura Anne — secretary, appointed 28/09/2022

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.

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

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

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

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (70% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• SIMON JAMES WHITEHEADchair
• ANGELA JACKSON
• John Lucas · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laura Coluccio
• Nasrine Akhtar
• Sarah Pearce
• Sehreen Ali
• Simon John De Coucey

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

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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