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EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1166020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

East Riding Theatre is an exciting venture and a prime example of how a community project has regenerated a disused building to create a vibrant, outward looking, viable, professional theatre venue for locals, visitors, tourists and artists that provides employment and volunteering opportunities.

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Latest income
£513k
Latest spending
£499k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £130,986 at the year-end, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,581 for the year, with total income of £513,237 against total expenditure of £498,656.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £131k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ERT Catering Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of East Riding Theatre Limited. The company was formed to operate the bar and cafe facilities at the theatre. ERT Catering Limited donates its profits to East Riding Theatre Limited, under Gift Aid rules.
“This is the eighth year of operation for ERT Catering Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of East Riding Theatre Limited. The company was formed to operate the bar and cafe facilities at the theatre. ERT Catering Limited donates its profits to East Riding Theatre Limited, under Gift Aid rules.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

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 30/06/2025)

Total income
£513k
Total spending
£499k
Reserves (reported)
£131k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£513k£499k
30/06/2024£478k£473k
30/06/2023£330k£339k
30/06/2022£280k£340k
30/06/2021£206k£174k

Common questions

Is EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £130,986 at the year-end, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of maintaining reserves equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £14,581 for the year, with total income of £513,237 against total expenditure of £498,656. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include HEY SMILE FOUNDATION, THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HEY SMILE FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITYFY2022£2kSocial
THE HULL AND EAST RIDING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
HEY SMILE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k

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 RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£33k
THE JOSEPH AND LILIAN SULLY FOUNDATION1£30k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£20k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST1£5k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION1£2k
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST1£1k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST RIDING THEATRE LIMITED£513k—0within—no doubt
THE JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£332k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE@41 LTD FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
TODMORDEN AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2025£377k—0unclear—no doubt
PENDLE HIPPODROME THEATRE LIMITED FY2024£178k—0unclear—no doubt
WATERLOO EAST THEATRE LTD FY2025£193k—0below—noted

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