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HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 218506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAMPSTEAD THEATRE, HAMPSTEAD THEATRE CLUB LTD

Present, promote, maintain and advance education particularly by the production of educational plays and the encouragement of the Arts.

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Latest income
£6.0m
Latest spending
£6.1m
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net outgoing resource of £58,187 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months, with net assets of £2,380,878 held at the year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Rent payable to Hampstead Theatre Foundation, which shares board members with the charity.
“Hampstead Theatre Foundation has on its board of directors during the year the Producer and Chief Executive of Hampstead Theatre Limited. Rent was payable to Hampstead Theatre Foundation during the year of £56,000 (2024: £56,000) for the use of the theatre.” — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

HAMPSTEAD THEATRE ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • The balance sheet notes disclose 'Amounts owed to group undertakings' as part of Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year. For 2025, the total creditors were £72,628,000, and for 2024, £122,422,000. The specific line item for group undertakings is not broken out separately in the provided text, but is included in the total creditors figure.
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Debtors include £31,148 owed by group undertakings.
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE VENTURES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £1.1m
  • Creditors include £1,071,233 owed to group undertakings (2024: £902,359).
“Amounts owed to group undertakings 1,071,233”

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

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

Total income
£6.0m
Total spending
£6.1m
Cost of raising funds
£82k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
83

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£6.0m£6.1m
31/03/2024£6.1m£5.5m
31/03/2023£4.9m£5.4m
31/03/2022£4.6m£4.3m
31/03/2021£2.8m£2.6m

Common questions

Is HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net outgoing resource of £58,187 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months, with net assets of £2,380,878 held at the year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.

Who funds HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIO, CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUST, THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION, THE BLANES TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2023£500kHampstead Theatre
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIOFY2023£259kbenefit the local community in Hampstead
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIOFY2022£239kbenefit the local community in Hampstead
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2022£125kHampstead Downstairs studio space
AKO FOUNDATIONFY2022£125kHampstead Downstairs
CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£50k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kDirect UK Grants
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATIONFY2023£30kDirect UK Grants
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kDirect UK Grants
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATIONFY2022£28k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2022£25k
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£25k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2025£15k
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATIONFY2023£15kArts
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2024£15k
ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE BLANES TRUSTFY2023£15k
CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
DAVID AND ELAINE POTTER FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kArts
ATKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£9kArts
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£9kArts
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£7kArts
CATKIN PUSSYWILLOW CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£5k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2022£4k
THE KAJATAWA FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
THE ELM TREE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£822
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£822
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2023£300
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£189
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2023£0
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIOFY2024—benefit the local community in Hampstead
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIOFY2025—benefit the local community in Hampstead

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation21/07/2023£2kGrant to Hampstead Theatre
City Bridge Foundation22/01/2009£19kGrant to Hampstead Theatre
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2008£5kScript Writing Project for Children
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2008£63kESOL Literacy Project
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2005£5kGenerator - Adult Community Project
The National Lottery Community Fund02/06/2005£149kHampstead Theatre's Youth Theatre - The Heat & Light Company.

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 EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION1£152k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£140k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST1£100k
The Portal Trust1£77k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£20k
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION1£20k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST1£20k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HAMPSTEAD THEATRE LIMITED£6.0m——unclear—no doubt
LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED FY2025£6.7m£80,001 - £90,0003unclear—no doubt
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£105k—0above—no doubt
WOMENS PLAYHOUSE TRUST FY2025£119k——unclear—no doubt
REGENT'S PARK THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£8.7m——unclear—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt

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