Registered charity · South Shields
The Westovian Theatre Society
The Westovian Theatre Society is a registered charity (number 260244) based in South Shields, governed by 3 trustees. Latest income £70k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
Also known as Westovians (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £70k (2025)
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Who leads it
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
- South Tyneside
- Website
- www.westovians.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£70k£51k
- 2024£49k£44k
- 2023£45k£39k
Earlier years
- 2022£20k£33k
- 2021£30k£21k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 96%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF RULES).
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Julie Dawson since 2022
- Kerry Dunbar since 2024
- Raymond Spencer MBE since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Julie Dawson since 2022
- Kerry Dunbar since 2024
- Raymond Spencer MBE since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 260244
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 28 NOVEMBER 1969 AS AMENDED 9 DECEMBER 1977 AND 30 OCTOBER 1991
- Contact on the register
- 0191 456 0980 · secretary@westovians.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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