THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1098329 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a thriving, York based, community theatre and social hub, hiring out our space and facilities to groups and individuals, and providing a venue for social activities and meetings likely to benefit the communities we serve.

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

Latest income
£332k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £74,951 for the year, with total income of £332,363 against expenditure of £257,412. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £69,300 from £81,766 the previous year, though the trustees consider this level sufficient for financial flexibility. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Joseph Rowntree Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£332k£257k
31/08/2024£302k£250k
31/08/2023£354k£565k
31/08/2022£227k£173k
31/08/2021£91k£113k

Common questions

Is THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £74,951 for the year, with total income of £332,363 against expenditure of £257,412. Unrestricted reserves decreased to £69,300 from £81,766 the previous year, though the trustees consider this level sufficient for financial flexibility. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2018£10kAsbestos Removal from Auditorium
City of York Council£2kGuildhall Ward Grant
City of York Council£2kHeworth Ward Grant
City of York Council£5kHeworth Ward Grant
City of York Council£1kHuntington & New Earswick Ward Grant
City of York Council£1kWheldrake Ward Grant
City of York Council£2kAcomb Ward Grant

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THEATRE@41 LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED£332k0unclearno doubt
THEATRE@41 LTD FY2025£101k0unclearno doubt
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k0unclearno doubt
HARROGATE (WHITE ROSE) THEATRE TRUST LTD FY2025£3.8m£90,001 - £100,0001aboveno doubt
YORK CITIZENS' THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£4.5maboveno doubt
MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£270k0above9.6%no doubt

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