SHAKESPEARE LIVE

Registered charity 1155756 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the dramatic arts for the public benefit by producing high quality productions of plays from the Jacobean period and to advance education in all aspects of the performing arts,in particular but not exclusively for young people.Currently ,once a year, for one week we perform an outdoor production of Shakespeare at Lackham House Lacock Wiltshire.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE DRAMATIC ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PRODUCING HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTIONS OF PLAYS FROM THE ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN PERIOD AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Shakespeare Live turned a profit in 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing by £2,336.43 to a closing balance of £22,378.73. The trustees report that both the summer show and autumn tour generated surpluses, covering all operating costs. However, the treasurer notes that fixed costs and infrastructure expenses are expected to increase in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Horrexchair
• Andrew Cork · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID JOHN MORRELL
• Elizabeth Jane Isabel Hume
• GILL MORRELL · trustee of 1 other charity
• GRAHAM FORESTER-PATON
• Jeremy Fowlds
• Jude Bucklow
• Kerensa McCondach
• PENNY CLEGG

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset · Swindon · Warwickshire · Wiltshire

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