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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.

Objects

3. The Charity?s objects (the ?Objects?) for the benefit of the people of York and the surrounding areas (the ?Community?) are: 3.1 The advancement of the arts, education and community through the provision of a theatre and associated facilities and to be a venue for social activities and meetings likely to benefit the Community. 3.2 To facilitate the presentation of arts of all types both by and for the Community. 3.3 To advance the knowledge and understanding of the Community in all of the performing arts by enabling access to them. 3.4 To facilitate training and provide volunteer experience in all aspects of theatre operation and management.

Area of benefit: CITY OF YORK AND SURROUNDING AREA

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
£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.

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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in 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.

Who funds THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND, THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£20k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

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

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

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PATRICIA AND DONALD SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST1£140k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£30k
THE COMPANY OF MERCHANT TAYLORS OF THE CITY OF YORK1£15k
ED DE NUNZIO CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION1£8k
THE JOHN APTHORP CHARITY1£7k
THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION1£7k
THE GROCERS' CHARITY1£5k

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£332k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE@41 LTD FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
HARROGATE (WHITE ROSE) THEATRE TRUST LTD FY2025£3.8m£90,001 - £100,0001above—no doubt
YORK CITIZENS' THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£6.6m——above—no doubt
EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£513k—0within—no doubt

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