CHESHAM MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 297191 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESHAM LIGHT OPERA COMPANY

Performing musical shows & revues

Objects

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

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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Registered contact address: Three Rivers, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,740 for the year ended 30 June 2026, with total assets decreasing from £17,937 to £16,197. The Treasurer's report notes that the financial position has deteriorated due to increased external costs while ticket and programme pricing remained static. Despite the loss, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £16,197 and continues to operate its productions and social events.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Chesham and Villages Community Board — “We would like to thank the Chesham and Villages Community Board for their support. We were able to apply for a grant to help fund the refu…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Allison Georgina Eustacechair
• Aaron Ieuan Griffiths
• Desmond Fahy
• Elizabeth Jane Glover
• Jane Elizabeth Dodd
• Linda Sharon Godbold
• Rebecca Louise Rose Smyth
• Robin Neil Scarborough

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• MID CHESHIRE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £72k
• EXMOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £37k
• ELTHAM LITTLE THEATRE LTD income £184k
• TAMWORTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £67k
• CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £120k
• CODY MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £88k

Side by side with its peers

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