THEATRE@41 LTD

Registered charity 1082962 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STAGECOACH YOUTH THEATRE YORK LIMITED, UPSTAGE CENTRE YOUTH THEATRE LTD

To provide and maintain a viable performing arts centre for community arts organisations and emerging professional theatre groups:1. to facilitate the development and presentation of live theatre in all its forms and2. in support of the performing arts assist in the promotion, maintenance, advancement and education of the entire community of York and surrounding areas

Objects

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A VIABLE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANISATIONS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONAL THEATRE GROUPS: 1 TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATIONOF LIVE THEATRE IN ALL ITS FORMS AND 2 IN SUPPORT OF THE PERFORMING ARTS ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, ADVANCEMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE ENTIRECOMMUNITY OF YORK AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

Area of benefit: YORK

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£101k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the financial year of £2,616, driven by increased turnover from bar income and room hire. The Treasurer's report confirms that day-to-day expenses remained substantially the same as the previous year, resulting in a significant surplus from core activities. The document notes that the theatre's financial and artistic future remains incredibly healthy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Room hire income (54% of income)

“Room hire income 53,933”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Theatre@41 (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Parkchair
Alison Taylor
Dave Robertson · trustee of 1 other charity
James Ewan Paterson
Lesley Dolben
Margaret Smales
Olivia Potter
Philip Zastawniak-Thomas
Samuel David Elmer · trustee of 1 other charity
Susannah Jane Baines

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£101k	£99k
31/03/2024	£76k	£74k
31/03/2023	£83k	£80k
31/03/2022	£62k	£58k
31/03/2021	£28k	£33k

Common questions

Is THEATRE@41 LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the financial year of £2,616, driven by increased turnover from bar income and room hire. The Treasurer's report confirms that day-to-day expenses remained substantially the same as the previous year, resulting in a significant surplus from core activities. The document notes that the theatre's financial and artistic future remains incredibly healthy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/03/2006	£4k	His Dark Materials
City of York Council	—	£4k	Guildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council	—	£2k	Guildhall ward

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£53k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	2	£35k
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£140k
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUST	1	£54k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£33k
THE COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORK	1	£15k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED.

MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £620k
The Montgomery Theatre and Arts Centre Limited income £1.9m
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
ARCHWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED income £186k
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m
YORK CITIZENS' THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £6.6m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THEATRE@41 LTD	£101k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£620k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
The Montgomery Theatre and Arts Centre Limited FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£18.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ARCHWAY THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025	£186k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£3.1m	—	—	below	—	noted

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