british youth music theatre

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and people of a particular ethnic or racial origin. British Youth Music Theatre is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Leeds and operates in Ireland, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

BYMT is the UK's national organisation providing musical theatre activities for young people across the UK. It is an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). Its core programme links young people from their local/regional productions into formal training at drama school or conservatoire. BYMT also run a variety of other open access projects, courses and schools workshops.

Fundraising

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Country

Ireland Scotland Northern Ireland

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,476,496

Latest Expenditure

£1,447,596

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.9%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.8%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 3.7%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £400,449

Charitable Activities £698,477

Other Trading £0

Investments £0

Other Income £377,570

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,401,645

Raising Funds £45,951

Governance £7,080

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,476,496	£1,447,596	£1,401,645	£72,600	£72,600	8 / 7
2023	£1,207,245	£1,194,031	£1,141,291	£43,700	£43,700	9 / 5
2022	£1,572,354	£1,450,393	£1,399,477	£30,486	£30,486	9 / 0
2021	£1,548,609	£1,490,084	£1,432,588	-£91,475	£0	7 / 3
2020	£499,870	£477,445				0 / 2