Registered charity (CIO) · Dorset
WOW Youth Musical Theatre
WOW Youth Musical Theatre is a registered charity (number 1176474) based in Dorset, governed by 11 trustees and chaired by Alan Mckechan since 2018. Latest income £126k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 11 trustees
- Income £126k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alan MckechanChair · since 2018
- Jane Margaret HurdissTrustee · since 2018
- Jon Marc SamwaysTrustee · since 2025
- Karen CecilTrustee · since 2023
- Kirstie PurnellTrustee · since 2018
- Laura Jean Beth BaldwinTrustee · since 2022
- Melanie Jane MooreTrustee · since 2020
- Nicola BrunellTrustee · since 2018
- Rodney Russel PattinsonTrustee · since 2018
- Samantha LuckenTrustee · since 2020
- ZOE StockleyTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.wowyouththeatre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£126k£116k
- 2024£143k£124k
- 2023£98k£95k
Earlier years
- 2022£36k£21k
- 2021£6k£25k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 AND 18 YEARS IN THE DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ARTS AND TO FURTHER ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR DISCRETION SHALL DETERMINE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Alan Mckechan Chair since 2018
- Jane Margaret Hurdiss since 2018
- Jon Marc Samways since 2025
- Kirstie Purnell since 2018
- Karen Cecil since 2023
- Laura Jean Beth Baldwin since 2022
- Melanie Jane Moore since 2020
- Nicola Brunell since 2018
- Rodney Russel Pattinson since 2018
- Samantha Lucken since 2020
- ZOE Stockley since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alan Mckechan Chair since 2018
- Jane Margaret Hurdiss since 2018
- Kirstie Purnell since 2018
- Melanie Jane Moore since 2020
- Nicola Brunell since 2018
- Rodney Russel Pattinson since 2018
- Samantha Lucken since 2020
- ZOE Stockley since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Alan Mckechan Chair since 2018
- Jane Margaret Hurdiss since 2018
- Jon Marc Samways since 2025
- Kirstie Purnell since 2018
- Karen Cecil since 2023
- Laura Jean Beth Baldwin since 2022
- Melanie Jane Moore since 2020
- Nicola Brunell since 2018
- Rodney Russel Pattinson since 2018
- Samantha Lucken since 2020
- ZOE Stockley since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1176474
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Jan 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01305 457997 · info@wowyouththeatre.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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