MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1012630
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance education and provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time for the inhabitants of Frome and the surrounding neighbourhood.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £270,051
Total expenditure: £262,099

People

5 Trustee(s)

60 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 July 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02726275 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Elizabeth Dimery Chair 21 March 2019
None on record
Steven Alexander Middle Mr Trustee 02 June 2025
None on record
Melessa Ann Joseph Mrs Trustee 02 June 2025
None on record
Charlotte Deborah Carson Trustee 16 January 2024
None on record
Emma Reynolds Trustee 14 November 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £89.75k £66.34k £212.48k £247.47k £270.05k
Total expenditure £76.98k £48.16k £230.51k £255.76k £262.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £33.41k £7.82k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 09 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 09 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 05 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 05 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES DATED 25 JUNE 1992

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS BY ESTABLISHING OR SECURING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY THEATRE AND OR ARTS CENTRE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

IN PRACTICE FROME SOMERSET AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
BATH ROAD
FROME
BA11 2HJ
Phone:
01373465949
Email:
claudia@merlintheatre.co.uk
Website:

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