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TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1120746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To acquire, restore and preserve for the benefit of the public at large the Grade One Listed Building known as The Tyne Theatre and Opera House.

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £293,157, driven by increased trading income and substantial grant funding. Consolidated free reserves stood at £629,918, while total consolidated reserves were £1,653,796, which the trustees consider adequate to meet the policy target of maintaining six months of reserves in the event of significant income loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1 £60,000 - £69,999” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months (held: £630k)
“The Trustees objective is to maintain the charity for at least six months in the event of significant loss of income or unforeseen event.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee received £2,100 for mentor fees.
“During the year, the charitable company paid remuneration to the value of £2,100 (2024: £1,380), to one Trustee in relation to mentor fees for the Youth Company Production.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Remuneration to trustee for mentor fees
“During the year, the charitable company paid remuneration to the value of £2,100 (2024: £1,380), to one Trustee in relation to mentor fees for the Youth Company Production.” — page 33
“During the year, wages and associated costs totalling £82,902 (2024: £45,312) and theatre production costs totalling £1,541 were recharged to the charitable company from its trading subsidiary.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharge of wages and production costs from trading subsidiary
“During the year, the charitable company paid remuneration to the value of £2,100 (2024: £1,380), to one Trustee in relation to mentor fees for the Youth Company Production.” — page 33
“During the year, wages and associated costs totalling £82,902 (2024: £45,312) and theatre production costs totalling £1,541 were recharged to the charitable company from its trading subsidiary.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid distribution from trading subsidiary
“During the year, the charitable company paid remuneration to the value of £2,100 (2024: £1,380), to one Trustee in relation to mentor fees for the Youth Company Production.” — page 33
“During the year, wages and associated costs totalling £82,902 (2024: £45,312) and theatre production costs totalling £1,541 were recharged to the charitable company from its trading subsidiary.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Insurance recharge to trading subsidiary
“During the year, the charitable company paid remuneration to the value of £2,100 (2024: £1,380), to one Trustee in relation to mentor fees for the Youth Company Production.” — page 33
“During the year, wages and associated costs totalling £82,902 (2024: £45,312) and theatre production costs totalling £1,541 were recharged to the charitable company from its trading subsidiary.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Tyne Theatre & Opera House Limited
“The consolidated financial statements incorporate those of the charitable company, Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust and its wholly owned trading subsidiary, Tyne Theatre & Opera House Limited.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Corporate structure

TYNE THEATRE & OPERA HOUSE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Leadership, per the charity’s website

    Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

    Funders the charity credits

    Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

    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.

    Official officers record.

    Property (HM Land Registry)

    3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). 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

    Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

    Total income
    £2.7m
    Total spending
    £2.4m
    Cost of raising funds
    £1.5m
    Reserves (reported)
    £1.5m
    Employees
    122

    Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

    Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (69% 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: 55.4% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

    Trustees · trustee networks

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

    Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

    Income and spending

    Financial year endIncomeSpending
    31/03/2025£2.7m£2.4m
    31/03/2024£1.7m£1.7m
    31/03/2023£1.5m£1.2m
    31/03/2022£912k£762k
    31/03/2021£65k£157k

    Common questions

    Is TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £293,157, driven by increased trading income and substantial grant funding. Consolidated free reserves stood at £629,918, while total consolidated reserves were £1,653,796, which the trustees consider adequate to meet the policy target of maintaining six months of reserves in the event of significant income loss. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

    What does the highest-paid employee of TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST earn?

    Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

    Government & lottery funding

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

    FunderDateAmountPurpose
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/06/2026£557k"Tyne Theatre & Opera House – Conservation for Community"
    Community Foundation North East16/10/2025£500Grant to Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/02/2025£248k"Tyne Theatre & Opera House - The Gallery Restoration Project"
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/05/2022£242k"Tyne Theatre & Opera House - Historic Stage Machinery & Performance Calendar - Community Activities"
    Community Foundation North East17/06/2021£500A grant to Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust
    Community Foundation North East02/06/2017£150General contribution
    The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/12/2007£50k"Tyne Theatre and Opera House Development Planning"

    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 THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND3£24k
    The Marks Family Charitable Trust1—
    THE OLD VIC ENDOWMENT TRUST1£3.6m
    National Philanthropic Trust UK Limited1£2.0m
    THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£200k
    THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED1£100k
    THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST1£30k
    THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    TYNE THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE PRESERVATION TRUST£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
    NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2024£174k—0unclear—no doubt
    UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025£228k—0above—no doubt
    THE OLD VIC THEATRE TRUST 2000 FY2025£25.5m—17unclear—no doubt
    NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£16.3m——unclear—no doubt
    BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£227k—0below—no doubt

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