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Bretforton Theatre

Registered charity 510625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRETFORTON THEATRE LTD, THEATREROOM (BRETFORTON GRANGE) LIMITED

Theatre, Performing Arts and Education

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Latest income
£285k
Latest spending
£295k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £7,567,396 due to investment losses and capital withdrawals, resulting in a net expenditure of £45,050 for the year. The charity relies on donations and investment income to cover operating costs, with the Trustees confirming confidence in its status as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide investment returns to fund its core activities (held: £7.6m)
“The Charity aims to retain free reserves sufficient to provide investment returns to fund its core activities.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: K E Buckham received £85 reimbursement for travel expenses.
“K E Buckham £85 (2023: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to K E Buckham during the year. This was for the reimbursement of travel expenses.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Clement Rabjohns Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 2025-12-31)
  • Average employees: 2

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£285k£295k
31/12/2023£232k£290k
31/12/2022£270k£343k
31/12/2021£251k£677k
31/12/2020£185k£882k

Common questions

Is Bretforton Theatre financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £7,567,396 due to investment losses and capital withdrawals, resulting in a net expenditure of £45,050 for the year. The charity relies on donations and investment income to cover operating costs, with the Trustees confirming confidence in its status as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Clement Rabjohns Limited.

Who funds Bretforton Theatre?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Bretforton Theatre as a grant recipient include THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2025£7k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION2£9k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£268k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY1£20k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£15k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BUDEAUX PLYMOUTH1£13k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION1£11k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Bretforton Theatre£285k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£20.2m——below—no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE FY2025£287k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——above—no doubt

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