--- title: "Waters Edge Arts LTD — charity 1128608 | CharityCompare" description: "Waters Edge Arts LTD (charity 1128608): income £441k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/waters-edge-arts-ltd retrieved: 2026-10-06T19:58:28.939Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1128608Charitable company WE # Waters Edge Arts LTD Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Waters Edge Arts LTD is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.edgetheatre.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1128608&subId=0) Work at Waters Edge Arts LTD? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=waters-edge-arts-ltd&type=claim&name=Waters%20Edge%20Arts%20LTD) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Waters Edge Arts LTD? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £441,458 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £512,759 Registered charity number 1128608 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) Manchester Road Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.edgetheatre.co.uk](http://www.edgetheatre.co.uk/) Quick answer Waters Edge Arts LTD (number 1128608) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Waters Edge Arts LTD do? We deliver high quality participatory theatre projects, predominantly for people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. We create and programme relevant, accessible theatre which challenges and entertains. We run The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Manchester, as a resource for community and professional arts and The Dressing Room Cafe which trains learning disabled adults in hospitality & catering. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Waters Edge Arts LTD Answers Waters Edge Arts LTD gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Waters Edge Arts LTD's highest-paid staff paid? Waters Edge Arts LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Waters Edge Arts LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Waters Edge Arts LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 17 March 2009 Company number [06758847](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06758847) (Companies House) Where it says it operates Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Waters Edge Arts LTD registered for? Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Waters Edge Arts LTD yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Waters Edge Arts LTD. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Waters Edge Arts LTD? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Waters Edge Arts LTD's charity number? Waters Edge Arts LTD's charity number is 1128608. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1128608? Search 1128608 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Waters Edge Arts LTD do? We deliver high quality participatory theatre projects, predominantly for people who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. We create and programme relevant, accessible theatre which challenges and entertains. We run The Edge Theatre & Arts Centre in Manchester, as a resource for community and professional arts and The Dressing Room Cafe which trains learning disabled adults in hospitality & catering. Does Waters Edge Arts LTD have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Waters Edge Arts LTD. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Waters Edge Arts LTD? Waters Edge Arts LTD's website listed in our register data is http://www.edgetheatre.co.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Waters Edge Arts LTD's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Waters Edge Arts LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Waters Edge Arts LTD? The register records Waters Edge Arts LTD as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Waters Edge Arts LTD's trustees paid? Waters Edge Arts LTD's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was Waters Edge Arts LTD registered as a charity? Waters Edge Arts LTD was entered on the register on 17 March 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06758847). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1128608&subId=0).