THE NORTHAMPTON THEATRES TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1075741 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL & DERNGATE, ROYAL & DERNGATE THEATRES

Royal & Derngate is the main venue for arts and entertainment in Northamptonshire. The Theatre offers two auditoria, and Underground, our creativity centre that is home to the Youth theatre and a wide range of creative projects for the local community. A diverse programme of work includes in-house produced drama and presented music, dance, comedy, children's shows, musical theatre, and opera.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £638,545 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves moving into a deficit of £1,110,250. Despite this negative reserve position, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity remains a going concern, citing strong advance sales and sufficient cash flow to continue operations for at least twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,001 - £80,000 (FY2025).
• Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 3 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03640915

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal & Derngate (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• DAYE, Marcella Elizabeth — director, appointed 23/01/2026on trustee list
• HAYNES, Charles Richard Joseph — director, appointed 23/01/2026on trustee list
• DESBOROUGH, Scott — director, appointed 01/03/2025on trustee list
• BRINKLEY, Sarah Jean — director, appointed 28/01/2025on trustee list
• SMITH, James Carl — director, appointed 28/01/2025on trustee list
• FORDYCE, Charlotte Emma — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
• JACKSON, Paul — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
• WEBBER-JONES, Robin — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
• WILLIAMS, Katherine Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/07/2023on trustee list
• ANTROBUS, Simon — director, appointed 30/11/2021on trustee list
• ALWAHABI, Jamal, Mr. — director, appointed 27/09/2021on trustee list
• BUNCE, Jane Margaret — director, appointed 24/11/2020on trustee list
• GIBSON, David — secretary, appointed 09/12/2025
• GORDON, Joanna Rose — secretary, appointed 01/09/2018

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 26/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Simon Antrobuschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Charles Richard Joseph Haynes
• Charlotte Emma Fordyce
• Dr Marcella Daye · trustee of 2 other charities
• Jamal Alwahabi · trustee of 2 other charities
• James Carl Smith
• Jane Margaret Bunce
• Katherine Elizabeth Williams
• Paul Jackson
• ROBIN WEBBER-JONES
• Sarah Brinkley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Scott Desborough · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST.

• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST income £11.6m
• BURY ST EDMUNDS THEATRE MANAGEMENT LIMITED income £2.6m
• NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED income £16.3m
• STOKE-ON-TRENT AND NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £6.1m
• THE NEW THEATRE ROYAL-TRUSTEES (PORTSMOUTH) LIMITED income £1.4m
• THE DUKE'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.