RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY
Richmond Shakespeare Society is a local amateur theatre group, a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain. We operate two professionally run Youth Theatres covering the age groups 8-19 and run from our own premises.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,718 for the year ended 30 June 2025, bringing total funds to £792,986. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £43,960, which is above the stated policy target of £20,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted the recent registration of the charity as a CIO.
What the accounts disclose
“The Society’s reserve policy is to maintain a minimum level of free reserves of £20,000.” — page 7
“The Mary Wallace Theatre Club (MWTC) is an unincorporated association which runs the Theatre bar and it is considered to be a related party on the basis of common control. Transactions with MWTC are donations of bar receipts of £7,773 (2024: £5,892). An amount of £16,612 (2024: £29,263) was owing to the Charity at the year end.” — page 27
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)
Trustees
- Anthony Medawarchair
- Arashveen O'Keeffe
- Benjamin James Francis
- Catherine Messum
- Charles James Phillips
- Charlotte Horobin
- Eugene Allan Hertzman
- Francis Abbott
- Geoffrey Warren
- Matthew James Dennis
- Peter Messum
- Rosemary Bentley
- Simon Bartlett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £189k | £170k |
| 30/06/2024 | £131k | £138k |
| 30/06/2023 | £125k | £137k |
| 30/06/2022 | £528k | £86k |
| 30/06/2021 | £45k | £50k |
Common questions
Is RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £18,718 for the year ended 30 June 2025, bringing total funds to £792,986. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £43,960, which is above the stated policy target of £20,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern and noted the recent registration of the charity as a CIO. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| The Barnes Fund | 1 | £333k |
| HUMPHREY RICHARDSON TAYLOR CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £29k |
| Richmond Foundation | 1 | £25k |
| THE MAYOR OF LONDON'S FUND FOR YOUNG MUSICIANS | 1 | £15k |
| THE SUNNY SKIES FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| SIR WILLIAM BOREMAN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- RICHMOND CHARITIES
- RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
- THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY
- THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
- LEWISHAM YOUTH THEATRE LTD
- Richmond Foundation
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY | £189k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RICHMOND CHARITIES | £4.9m | £80,001 - £90,000 | — | above | — | no doubt |
| RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUSIC TRUST COMPANY LIMITED | £1.8m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON | £82.0m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LEWISHAM YOUTH THEATRE LTD | £397k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |