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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 701591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NEWCASTLE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE OPERATIC SOCIETY LIMITED

The charitable company's objective is to contribute to the quality of life of the people of Newcastle Upon Tyne through the production of operatic and musical productions

Objects

(I) TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF THE ARTS AND MUSIC AND DRAMA AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERAS, MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS, PLAY READING AND THE LIKE, AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THESE ARTS. (II) BY INSTRUCTION TO ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP VOCAL AND HISTRIONIC AMATEUR TALENT AMONG ITS MEMBERS. (III) TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

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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Latest income
£198k
Latest spending
£198k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a small net surplus of £55 for the year ended 31 December 2025, adding to its unrestricted reserves which stood at £182,249. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to provide flexibility and mitigate future risks. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees satisfied that current and future funding sources are adequate for the charity's needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: There were no direct payments to company directors / charity trustees, other than reimbursement of direct production costs, for professional services provided.
“There were no direct payments to company directors / charity trustees, other than reimbursement of direct production costs, for professional services provided.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

Corporate structure

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£198k£198k
31/12/2024£174k£172k
31/12/2023£165k£161k
31/12/2022£197k£147k
31/12/2021£74£2k

Common questions

Is NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a small net surplus of £55 for the year ended 31 December 2025, adding to its unrestricted reserves which stood at £182,249. The trustees consider this level of reserves sufficient to provide flexibility and mitigate future risks. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, with the trustees satisfied that current and future funding sources are adequate for the charity's needs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£632k
AGE UK1£482k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£150k
THE CORPORATION OF TRINITY HOUSE OF DEPTFORD STROND1£117k
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST1£60k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION1£26k
THE MIDDLETON FOUNDATION1£4k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£500

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY£198k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£16.3m——unclear—no doubt
TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST FY2025£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
THE LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE FY2024£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside FY2025£10.3m——above—no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY FY2025£9.5m—0above—no doubt

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