DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED

Registered charity 1148432 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enhance the education of the public through provision, production, presentation and management of artistic and cultural events and activities; provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation for the purposes of improving the conditions of life.

Objects

2.1.1 ENHANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROMOTION, PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.2.1.2 PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.2.1.3. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLES 2.1.1 AND 2.1.2.

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

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

Registered contact address: Doncaster, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £446,361, which is below the stated policy target of £700,000. The charity reported a total surplus of £38,161 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a surplus of £75,305. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from shows and performances (86% of income)
“Income from shows and performances Gross income from admission charges and programmes 2,351,231”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“This year, £73,211 will be added to this sinking fund meaning freely available reserves (including said designated fund) are therefore £446,361.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management fee from City of Doncaster Council
“Management fee 219,160” — page 23
“Gift aid from subsidiary 71,243” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Gift aid from subsidiary Cast Events Ltd
“Management fee 219,160” — page 23
“Gift aid from subsidiary 71,243” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Trustee resignations due to disagreement
“In September 2025, 6 of our Trustees resigned over a disagreement about an ongoing repair issue with our building.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 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)

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £438,320 — contracts £219,160 (1), grants £219,160 (1); 12% of the £3,560,548 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £327,926 — grants £327,926 (5); 10% of the £3,168,916 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £413,478 — grants £413,478 (3); 14% of the £2,897,693 total gross income on the same return
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 18/03/2024, 47 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 02/02/2022, 2 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. 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 (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£446k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Doncaster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£3.5m
31/03/2024£3.2m£3.2m
31/03/2023£2.9m£3.0m
31/03/2022£2.2m£2.1m
31/03/2021£1.9m£1.3m

Common questions

Is DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves total £446,361, which is below the stated policy target of £700,000. The charity reported a total surplus of £38,161 for the year, with unrestricted funds showing a surplus of £75,305. The trustees confirm that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.

Who funds DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED as a grant recipient include SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£41k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£5kSmall Grants Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/02/2026£51k"Doncaster on Stage: Uncovering 250 Years of Theatre in Doncaster"
UK government13/10/2022£326kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£326kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/12/2021£326kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/08/2018£26k"The Last Seam: the true story of the closing of Hatfield Colliery mine"

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
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£267k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED£3.6m—0below—no doubt
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. FY2025£319kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
CENTRE FOR PERFORMANCE RESEARCH LIMITED FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
BEAVERS ARTS LIMITED FY2025£683k—0unclear—no doubt
DARTFORD ARTS CENTRE FY2025£645k—0unclear—no doubt
Showcase Performing Arts FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt

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