SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Main activity - to promote, maintain, improve and advance education by supporting, through making grants, such of the purposes of Scarborough Theatre Trust Ltd, in such a manner as the trustees think fit.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £448,466 for the year, resulting in total funds increasing to £1,122,235. However, liquid unrestricted reserves decreased significantly to £50,552, with the majority of assets (£838,982) held in restricted funds supporting fixed assets. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“Related party disclosures Mr R S Lumby was a director of Scarborough Theatre Trust Limited throughout the year and subsequently resigned on 1 September 2025.”
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- RICHARD STEPHEN LUMBYchair
- CLIVE NOEL GROOM
- Nicholas Taylor
- Philip Heselton
- SARAH LOUISE MCCARTHY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £489k | £40k |
| 05/04/2024 | £45k | £67k |
| 05/04/2023 | £45k | £14k |
| 05/04/2022 | £44k | £54k |
| 05/04/2021 | £44k | £62k |
Common questions
Is SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £448,466 for the year, resulting in total funds increasing to £1,122,235. However, liquid unrestricted reserves decreased significantly to £50,552, with the majority of assets (£838,982) held in restricted funds supporting fixed assets. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BACKSTAGE TRUST | 1 | £1.6m |
| THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1.3m |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £750k |
| HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £204k |
| THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £16k |
| THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
- UNITY THEATRE TRUST
- BARNSLEY THEATRE TRUST (1998) LIMITED
- SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED
- OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
- MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST | £489k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED | £3.1m | — | — | below | — | noted |
| UNITY THEATRE TRUST | £228k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BARNSLEY THEATRE TRUST (1998) LIMITED | £491k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED | £183k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| OCTAGON THEATRE TRUST LIMITED | £4.2m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |