MUSICAL THEATRE SALISBURY

Registered charity 274782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SALISBURY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Staging amateur productions of musicals with the object of educating the public in the operatic and dramatic arts and furthering the public appreciation and tastes in the said arts.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: SALISBURY

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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Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£93k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a net surplus of £7,730 for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing unrestricted reserves to £119,783. The trustees note that reserves are stabilizing and are currently above their stated target requirement of £45,000 to £60,000. The charity is self-funding and does not receive grants or subsidies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £45,000 to £60,000 (held: £120k)
“The Trustees currently require free funds in the region of £45,000 to £ 60,000 to enable MTS to meet its objectives.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£100k£93k
31/12/2024£144k£99k
31/12/2023£88k£68k
31/12/2022£88k£79k
31/12/2021£5k£8k

Common questions

Is MUSICAL THEATRE SALISBURY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a net surplus of £7,730 for the year ended 31 December 2025, bringing unrestricted reserves to £119,783. The trustees note that reserves are stabilizing and are currently above their stated target requirement of £45,000 to £60,000. The charity is self-funding and does not receive grants or subsidies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MAGHULL MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MUSICAL THEATRE SALISBURY£100k—0unclear—no doubt
MAGHULL MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt
MUSICAL THEATRE STAFFORD FY2025£143k—0unclear—no doubt
YORK MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2026£29k——above—no doubt
BROWNHILLS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
SWANAGE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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