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the mayflower theatre trust

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. The Mayflower Theatre Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Southampton and operates in Southampton City.


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

The primary objectives of the trust as defined by the memorandum and articles of association are the encouragement of the arts, the promotion and advancement of education, and the cultivation and improvement of public education in drama, mime, opera, singing, music, dance, painting, and sculpture, cinema, literature and other arts.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£20,113,488
Latest Expenditure
£19,122,081

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £86,750
Charitable Activities £17,710,881
Other Trading £1,544,480
Investments £771,377
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £18,538,151
Raising Funds £583,930
Governance £44,495
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£20,113,488£19,122,081£18,538,151£21,927,091£7,580,444228 / 10
2023£25,566,092£23,364,519£22,753,046£20,743,853£6,316,942234 / 10
2022£16,736,868£16,152,455£15,709,384£18,605,399£3,719,012121 / 8
2021£4,304,626£5,176,678£5,164,335£17,916,598£2,549,282101 / 0
2020£23,069,028£21,607,965£20,863,741£18,358,095£2,327,600130 / 28

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers