NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1085862 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NOTTINGHAMSHIRE ARTS THEATRE LIMITED

Provision of Theatre to the Nottingham Community, the education in drama and music to schools and organizations in our area.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE

Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Nottingham, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£370k
Latest spending
£429k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,662 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £288,592 to £229,930. The trustees attribute this decrease to ongoing investment in theatre refurbishment and staffing expansion, noting that the charity owns its freehold and is not reliant solely on grants. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: any reserves are reinvested (held: £230k)
“Due to constant reinvestment in the improvement of the theatre's facilities any reserves are reinvested.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Campbell Kay received £1,200 for rental of garage storage space.
“During the year Campbell Kay received £1,200 (2024: £1,200) for rental of garage storage space.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Campbell Kay received £1,200 for rental of garage storage space.
“During the year Campbell Kay received £1,200 (2024: £1,200) for rental of garage storage space.” — page 20
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £8,218 — grants £8,218 (1); 2% of the £370,019 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023

  • Volunteers: 3

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£370k£429k
31/07/2024£407k£442k
31/07/2023£301k£320k
31/07/2022£224k£211k
31/07/2021£126k£89k

Common questions

Is NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £58,662 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £288,592 to £229,930. The trustees attribute this decrease to ongoing investment in theatre refurbishment and staffing expansion, noting that the charity owns its freehold and is not reliant solely on grants. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST, THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£10kPurposes Beneficial to the Community
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kEducational
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2022£10k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£5kDonations made during the year
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£5k
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£2k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE HELEN JEAN COPE CHARITYFY2022£1k
THE GRAY TRUSTFY2023£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2021£10kChildren and young people support project
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2020£10kChildren and young people extension project
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2018£10kChildren and young people project
The National Lottery Community Fund13/10/2006£9kThe Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/07/2004£1k"A Project To Commemorate Ww2 Through The Staging Of A Production Of 'Dads Army' For The Benefit Of Veterans And Members Of The Public Based"
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2004£8kCommemorative Production of Dads Army

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 ARTLESS THEATRE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NOTTINGHAM ARTS THEATRE LIMITED£370k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTLESS THEATRE TRUST FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW MILLS ART THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHERN ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£695k—0above—no doubt
BRIGHTON THEATRE GROUP FY2025£207k—0below—no doubt
TANDEM THEATRE FY2025£52k—0unclear—no doubt

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