Gorleston Pavilion Trust Ltd

Registered charity 1142375 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAVILION THEATRE, PAVILION THEATRE RESTORATION LTD

The Charity is responsible for the restoration of the building and to ensure that the building is protected as a hub for arts, culture and heritage.

Objects

1) THE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PAVILION THEATRE AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE BUILDING.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE DRAMATIC, MUSICAL AND PERFORMING ARTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE.3) TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, AND PERFORMING ARTS.

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

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

Registered contact address: Great Yarmouth, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the period in a state of relative strength with a surplus, though it acknowledges that cashflow remains tight and reserves are low. The trustees note that the building requires significant future investment that donations alone will struggle to deliver, and they are actively seeking to rebuild reserves and secure a new long lease for the premises.

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.

Year-over-year changes

• Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2025) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).

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

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gorleston Pavilion Trust Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Architectural Heritage Fund — “The Architectural Heritage Fund Supporting work to protect our historic theatre and plan a sustainable future for the building.” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund Funding that helps us work with local people and create opportunities for our community.” (source page)
• Great Yarmouth Borough Council — “Great Yarmouth Borough Council Supporting the Pavilion as a cultural and heritage asset for the borough.” (source page)
• Theatres Trust — “Theatres Trust Specialist support for the care and future of our historic theatre.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Thomas Sturman
• Joshua John Kirk Pickering
• Nathan Phillip Moore
• Sarah Louise Peach
• Thomas George Haczewski
• Timothy John Wardley

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SELSEY PAVILION TRUST.

• SELSEY PAVILION TRUST income £260k
• BELTON RECREATION GROUND income £38k
• GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST income £46k
• GALLERY PLAYERS income £94k
• PRESTON VILLAGE HALL income £33k
• THE GRAND PAVILION LTD income £30k

Side by side with its peers

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