Music Theatre Wales
What it does
The principal activities of the company continue to be the education of the public in greater knowledge, interest and appreciation of new opera and music theatre including performances, public demonstrations, educational workshops and creative projects with other arts organisations.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN GREATER KNOWLEDGE, INTEREST AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA, MUSIC, THEATRE, DRAMA AND DANCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
- Scotland
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £374,317 and spent £289,998.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £374,317 | £289,998 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £329,990 | £252,363 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £303,278 | £338,569 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £247,161 | £177,646 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £350,324 | £287,647 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 7%, from £350,324 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £374,317 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 77% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2013, worth at least £170,000.
By funder
- John Ellerman Foundation£130,000, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000, 3 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2025 | John Ellerman Foundation | £90,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 30 Aug 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £15,000 |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £10,000 |
| 21 Mar 2013 | John Ellerman Foundation | £40,000 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Kerry SkidmoreChair
- Christian Morgan Hey
- Dylan Puw Rees
- Elin Wyn Erfyl Jones
- Katherine Mary Parker Macaulay
- Kieran Jones
- Mehdi Razi
- Phillippa Scammell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 21 August 2025, 163 days early | Received 21 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 November 2024, 86 days early | Received 6 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 6 November 2023, 86 days early | Received 6 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 6 December 2022, 56 days early | Received 6 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 November 2021, 74 days early | Received 18 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1039757
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 27 July 1994
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 MAR 1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 MAY 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 FEB 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15 JAN 2018
- Company number
- 02815692This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.musictheatre.wales
- Council area of its contact address
- Cardiff
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.