THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 508668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R O A D S, ROSS OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Performance of amateur dramatics and arts for the public, for entertainment and educational purposes, to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE RULE 2.)

Area of benefit: AREA COVERED BY SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL

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: Herefordshire, County of, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a surplus for the year of £3,499.90, with total income of £44,850.10 against expenditure of £41,350.20. Per the treasurer's report, the charity holds total closing balances of £61,345.82, comprising current and deposit bank accounts, bar stock, and floats. The trustees describe the financial position as 'very good' with no stated reserves policy or material uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Robert J.T. Williams. 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 100

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/04/2023 (received 22/05/2024, 83 days after the 29/02/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Herefordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£45k£41k
30/04/2024£42k£34k
30/04/2023£33k£34k
30/04/2022£29k£25k
30/04/2021£33k£10k

Common questions

Is THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a surplus for the year of £3,499.90, with total income of £44,850.10 against expenditure of £41,350.20. Per the treasurer's report, the charity holds total closing balances of £61,345.82, comprising current and deposit bank accounts, bar stock, and floats. The trustees describe the financial position as 'very good' with no stated reserves policy or material uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Robert J.T. Williams.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PHOENIX THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PHOENIX THEATRE COMPANY£45k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PHOENIX THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE FY2025£285k——unclear—no doubt
PHOENIX CINEMA TRUST LIMITED FY2025£573k—0above—no doubt
PHOENIX THEATRE (BLYTH) FY2025£387k——unclear—no doubt
THE PHOENIX TRUST FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
COMPANY THREE THEATRE FY2025£554kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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