CRITERION THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1161430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1) To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts.2) To further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted fund balances of £715,061, describing this as a 'strong financial position'. The trustees report that the charity is totally reliant on volunteers and has no paid employees, with operating costs covered by ticket sales, membership subscriptions, and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Criterion Theatre 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 Theatres Trust — “In December 2025, The Theatres Trust , in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, awarded the Criterion £12,000 from its “ Theatre Improvem…” (source page)
• Wolfson Foundation — “In December 2025, The Theatres Trust , in partnership with the Wolfson Foundation, awarded the Criterion £12,000 from its “ Theatre Improvem…” (source page)
• Veolia — “In 2026, the Theatre was awarded grant funding through Veolia's Environmental Trust to improve the building's environmental performance and…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JONATHON ELVESchair
• Christopher Firth
• Emma Jane Padfield
• Katherine Sowerby
• Professor Anne-marie Greene
• Simon Sharpe · trustee of 4 other charities

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

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• Simon Sharpe — trustee here and at THE COVENTRY GENERAL CHARITY

Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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