THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST

Registered charity 1053962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LOWRY

Latest income

£30.5m

Latest spending

£35.0m

Registered

1996

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£30.5m

Total spending

£35.0m

Cost of raising funds

£8.2m

Reserves (reported)

£9.8m

Employees

303

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Andrew Wylie · trustee of 1 other charity
BARONESS JANE MARY BONHAM-CARTER
Daniel Kasmir
Fiona Gibson
Hannah Robinson-Smith
JANE FROST · trustee of 2 other charities
Jaiden Corfield
Jatin Aythora
Jeremy Gidlow
Katharine Hammond
MICHAEL BLACKBURN OBE
Nazir Afzal · trustee of 1 other charity
PHILIP RICHARD EAST
Paul Antony Dennett
Paul Leyland
RT HON BARONESS BEVERLEY JUNE HUGHES
Roli Barker
Stephen Young
Thomas John Stannard

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£30.5m	£35.0m
31/03/2024	£25.3m	£27.8m
31/03/2023	£35.1m	£30.7m
31/03/2022	£18.5m	£20.9m
31/03/2021	£12.0m	£11.7m

Common questions

Who funds THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LOWRY CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include AL Philanthropies, THE BOOTH CHARITIES, THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
AL Philanthropies	FY2023	£8.1m
AL Philanthropies	FY2025	£177k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	FY2023	£59k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	FY2025	£8k
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	FY2025	£8k
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£4k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS	FY2024	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/12/2024	£200k	"LOWRY TURNS 25 – a landmark year for culture and Salford communities"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	03/09/2009	£465k	"Unlocking Salford Quays"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/02/1996	£10.9m	"Lowry Centre, Salford"