WORCESTER THEATRES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD
Registered charity 701310 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HUNTINGDON ARTS LIMITED, THE COUNTESS OF HUNTINGDON'S HALL LIMITED, WORCESTER LIVE CHARITABLE TRUST LTD, WORCESTER LIVE LIMITED
The promotion for the public benefit of the appreciation and enjoyment of a wide range of music and theatre for the benefit of the people of Worcester and the surrounding area.
Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £585,696 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources rising to £2,601,308. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,333,248 are in excess of the policy target, which is estimated at £235,000 to cover closure costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £235,000 (held: £1.3m)
“the minimum level of reserves needed to cover closure costs has been estimated to be £235,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Arts Enterprises Worcester Limited
“The parent company has one wholly owned subsidiary, Arts Enterprises Worcester Limited.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worcester Theatres Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sarah-Jane Morgan — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£132k
Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alan George Tidy · trustee of 2 other charities
- Alan James Stuttard
- Chris Glover
- Dawn Emma Long · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dean Eric Elliott
- JOSEPHINE CONSTANCE HODGES
- Jonathan Andrew Fraser
- Lord Richard Oliver Faulkner
- Roger Knight · trustee of 4 other charities
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORCESTER THEATRES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £585,696 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources rising to £2,601,308. The trustees report that free reserves of £1,333,248 are in excess of the policy target, which is estimated at £235,000 to cover closure costs. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Richards Sandy Audit Services Limited.
Who funds WORCESTER THEATRES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORCESTER THEATRES CHARITABLE TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include THE BRANSFORD TRUST, THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION.
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