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colchester mercury theatre limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Colchester Mercury Theatre Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Colchester and operates in Essex and Suffolk.


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

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.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£5,424,258
Latest Expenditure
£5,106,909

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 13.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,659,576
Charitable Activities £2,660,464
Other Trading £807,762
Investments £13,338
Other Income £283,118

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,424,814
Raising Funds £682,095
Governance £24,496
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£5,424,258£5,106,909£4,424,814£1,588,138£455,85196 / 0
2023£4,909,787£5,288,616£4,677,162£1,270,789£474,02595 / 0
2022£3,770,551£4,175,460£3,725,307£1,280,592£571,93968 / 0
2021£2,049,529£1,714,342£1,683,008£1,461,678£479,21534 / 0
2020£3,464,982£3,536,215£3,369,100£1,126,492£244,02353 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers