COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Our primary object is to formulate and prepare schemes for and take all necessary steps for the advancement of education and the improvement of public taste through the medium of arts, and in particular the arts of drama, dancing, singing and music.
Latest income
£5.8m
Expenditure
£5.4m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £2.0m | £1.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £3.8m | £4.2m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £4.9m | £5.3m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £5.4m | £5.1m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £5.8m | £5.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £1.9m |
| Charitable activities | £2.8m |
| Trading | £752k |
| Investment income | £18k |
| Total income | £5.8m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.7m |
| Raising funds | £600k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £24k |
| Total expenditure | £5.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £385k |
| Total funds | £2.1m |
| — restricted | £326k |
| — unrestricted | £1.7m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £2.1m |
| Cash | £1.2m |
People
| Employees | 98 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.