MERCURY MUSICAL DEVELOPMENTS

Charity number: 1045606
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Develops the craft of composers, lyricists & book writers in musical theatre. MMD nurtures & showcases new talent.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £174,933
Total expenditure: £193,415

People

8 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 April 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MMD (Working name)
  • THE MERCURY WORKSHOP (Previous name)
  • THE MERCURY WORKSHOP LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
03039699 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SEAN MARTIN GRAY Chair
None on record
STEVEN GREENHALGH Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
REBECCA GWYTHER Trustee 07 March 2022
GET INTO THEATRE
Received: On time
SARAH REILLY Trustee 07 March 2022
None on record
SUMERAH SRIVASTAVA Trustee 01 December 2020
None on record
DANIELLE CLAIRE TARENTO Trustee 01 December 2020
None on record
TIMOTHY JAMES SUTTON Trustee 02 June 2020
None on record
STEPHEN MARC PIDCOCK Trustee 03 March 2020
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 £163.57k £150.59k £179.02k £165.70k £174.93k
Total expenditure £109.42k £183.70k £167.84k £191.85k £193.42k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £63.38k N/A N/A £75.59k 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 15 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 15 December 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 12 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 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 INCORPORATED 30/03/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/12/1995 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/09/2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/05/2011 as amended on 01 Oct 2020 as amended on 20 Nov 2020

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC AND PRINCIPALLY THEATRICAL MUSIC ALSO KNOWN AS DRAMATICO-MUSICAL WORKS, MUSICAL THEATRE, MUSIC THEATRE, OPERA, CHAMBER OPERA, OPERETTA AND MUSICAL COMEDY IN ANY MEDIUM OR FORM FOR EVERY VARIETY OF ENSEMBLE AND FOR SOLO VOICES AND INSTRUMENTALISTS, EXPERIMENTAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC, ACOUSTIC AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS AND SOURCES OF SOUND FOR PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMATIC MEDIUM OR ANY OTHER MEDIUM OR FORM WITH WHICH MUSIC MAY BE ASSOCIATED

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED ALTHOUGH IN PRACTICE LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
HURST STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B54TB
Phone:
020 3951 7961
Email:
natalia@mercurymusicals.com
Website:

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