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SOUTHPORT SPOTLIGHTS MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY

Registered charity 502783 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTHPORT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

SSMTS seeks to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, to further the development and public appreciation of the arts and to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the management committee shall for time to time determine

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 INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE MANAGEMENT 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: Sefton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£109k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that general expenditure exceeded general income, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that financial constraints remain a concern and that without continued public and member support, future financial difficulties are possible. However, the society achieved profits from its senior section productions, which helped offset losses from the junior section.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£117k£109k
31/08/2024£101k£105k
31/08/2023£117k£91k
31/08/2022£85k£88k
31/08/2021£8k£11k

Common questions

Is SOUTHPORT SPOTLIGHTS MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that general expenditure exceeded general income, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The trustees report that financial constraints remain a concern and that without continued public and member support, future financial difficulties are possible. However, the society achieved profits from its senior section productions, which helped offset losses from the junior section. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHAMPTON OPERATIC SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTHPORT SPOTLIGHTS MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY£117k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025£36k—0unclear—noted
ST AUSTELL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025£26k—0unclear—noted
SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY FY2024£35k—0unclear—no doubt
HATTON MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY FY2025£45k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHPORT DRAMATIC CLUB FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt

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