# LEDBURY AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1174743
- **Other names:** LADS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 20, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1174743


## Contact

- **Address:** Market Theatre, Market Street, LEDBURY
- **Postcode:** HR8 2AQ
- **Phone:** 01531636663
- **Email:** chair@themarkettheatre.com
- **Website:** www.themarkettheatre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE COMPANY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE, AND OF EDUCATION IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS. PROVIDED THAT ALL THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE.

**Activities:** The Society organises a range of arts events, including plays, films, music (from classics to pop) and live screenings of drama, opera and ballet; the Society owns, manages and operates the 128-seat Market Theatre in Ledbury. The Society relies on ticket sales, membership subscriptions and hiring fees to cover costs.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Herefordshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | £134380 | £133097 | — | — |
| May 31, 2024 | £98942 | £103189 | — | — |
| May 31, 2023 | £100505 | £97764 | — | — |
| May 31, 2022 | £82048 | £57309 | — | — |
| May 31, 2021 | £20724 | £16266 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sally Angharad Watson** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- CRAIG DAVIDSON WATSON — appointed Aug. 26, 2016
- Heather Joan Cambridge — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- Hilary Benoit — appointed Nov. 2, 2022
- James Robert Cox — appointed Nov. 20, 2024
- Nicholas West — appointed June 6, 2024
- Nigel Higgs — appointed Nov. 1, 2023
- PATRICIA MARIE ENGLISH STRAUSS — appointed Aug. 26, 2016
- PAUL GRAHAM — appointed Aug. 26, 2016