Off Centre Theatre
What it does
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE COMMUNITY OF MONMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN THE ART OF DRAMA AND AMATEUR DRAMATICS BY THE PARTICIPATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, PLAYS AND OTHER DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME, TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT
Its charitable purposes
(1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE COMMUNITY OF MONMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN THE ART OF DRAMA AND AMATEUR DRAMATICS BY THE PARTICIPATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, PLAYS AND OTHER DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS(2) FROM TIME TO TIME, TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Monmouthshire
- Elsewhere
- Gloucestershire
- Herefordshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Monmouth and the Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £23,257 and spent £22,761.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £23,257 | £22,761 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 March 2025 | £23,624 | £18,773 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 March 2024 | £40,907 | £15,973 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2023 | £14,384 | £10,158 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,718 | £12,507 | 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 167%, from £8,718 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £23,257 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. 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
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Anne Amelia Macfarlane
- Geoffrey Manning
- Stuart Robert MacFarlane
- Tom Rigby
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 24 October 2026, 99 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 9 November 2025, 83 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 October 2024, 104 days early | Received 19 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 12 November 2023, 80 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 August 2022, 175 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1112602
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 December 2005
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 MARCH 2004 AS AMENDED 12 DECEMBER 2005
- Website
- www.offcentretheatre.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
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, as loaded by OpenEconomy.