PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED

Registered charity 220256 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities pertaining to the operation of an Arts Group

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Latest income
£345k
Latest spending
£305k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £39,473, with total incoming resources of £344,878. However, the trustees note that increased expenditure on assessments and audits has prevented the rebuilding of reserves, which the document describes as a challenging year. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £139,182 against a policy target of six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' expenditure (held: £139k)
“We aim to hold in reserve sufficient money in our general fund to cover at least six-month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: T Swinton received a gross salary of £16,625 in respect of his position as theatre technician.
“T Swinton, a trustee during the year, received a gross salary £16,625 (2024: £17,293) during the year in respect of his position as theatre technician.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£345k£305k
31/07/2024£313k£364k
31/07/2023£314k£267k
31/07/2022£292k£242k
31/07/2021£130k£206k

Common questions

Is PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £39,473, with total incoming resources of £344,878. However, the trustees note that increased expenditure on assessments and audits has prevented the rebuilding of reserves, which the document describes as a challenging year. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £139,182 against a policy target of six months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.

Who funds PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED as a grant recipient include FRAZER TRUST, THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
FRAZER TRUSTFY2024£3kLeisure activities, animals and wildlife
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£2k
FRAZER TRUSTFY2025£2kLeisure activities, animals and wildlife

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East09/12/2021£500A grant to The People's Theatre Arts Group
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2005£4kPeople's Theatre Archive
Northern Rock Foundation13/07/2004£71kGrant awarded to People's Theatre Arts Group Limited (Tyne & Wear)
Northern Rock Foundation12/02/2002£50kGrant awarded to People's Theatre Arts Group Limited (Tyne & Wear)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BURY METROPOLITAN ARTS ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED£345k—0unclear—no doubt
BURY METROPOLITAN ARTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
CONTAINS ART CIO FY2025£330kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
UNITY THEATRE TRUST FY2025£228k—0above—no doubt
PETHERTON ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£153k—0above—noted
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025£724k—0above—no doubt

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