THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Registered charity 1001565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIPA, THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Latest income

£15.0m

Latest spending

£14.9m

Registered

1991

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£15.0m

Total spending

£14.9m

Cost of raising funds

£317k

Reserves (reported)

£20.5m

Employees

157

Reported reserves equal ~16.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Ashley John HERMAN
DAVID AARON RHYS OWEN
David John Fletcher
GEOFFREY MICHAEL GOODWIN
Jad ZOUEIN
Joe Johnson
Juliet Priscilla Johnson
Maria Pia WALKER
Michelle Elaine Emmerson · trustee of 1 other charity
PROFESSOR SEAN McNAMARA
Peter James FENDALL AMARO
Professor Zoe Jane RADNOR
Sally Britton
Sean Christopher SWEENEY
Stella OKAFOR- ROSS

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£15.0m	£14.9m
31/07/2024	£14.3m	£13.7m
31/07/2023	£13.1m	£12.8m
31/07/2022	£12.9m	£12.1m
31/07/2021	£11.5m	£11.7m

Common questions

Who funds THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS as a grant recipient include THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2022	£94k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	FY2024	£19k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	FY2023	£19k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k