THE SHAKESPEARE BIRTHPLACE TRUST
Latest income
£8.4m
Latest spending
£10.4m
Registered
1963
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Total income
£8.4m
Total spending
£10.4m
Cost of raising funds
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
164
Trustees
- Viscountess Penelope Ann Cobham CBEchair
- Ayub Khan MBE
- Deborah Jane Baker
- Dr Michael Dobson
- Indi Deol
- KATHRYN GEE MBE
- Michael Alec Huggins
- Ottilie Thornhill
- PROFESSOR LENA COWEN ORLIN
- RALPH MITCHELL BERNARD CBE
- REBECCA YSABEL DOBBS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £8.4m | £10.4m |
| 31/12/2023 | £8.7m | £9.1m |
| 31/12/2022 | £5.8m | £7.3m |
| 31/12/2021 | £3.2m | £6.1m |
| 31/12/2020 | £8.2m | £8.1m |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/01/2026 | £245k | "Restoring Heritage At Anne Hathaway's Cottage" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/01/2014 | £9k | "'Let slip the dogs of war': World War One, Stratford and Shakespeare" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 10/12/2013 | £2.4m | "'The house wherein I dwell': Unlocking the heritage of Shakespeare's New Place" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 06/04/2010 | £50k | "In Search of Shakespeare and the remains of his last house" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/03/2004 | £31k | "Conservation Management Plan for Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Properties" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/01/2003 | £47k | "Anne Hathaway Virtual Reality Disability Access" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/06/1998 | £102k | "Warwick Shakespeare Deed - Acquisition" |