THE ROYAL THEATRICAL SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 254671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TRUST, THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TRUST, THE SHAKESPEARE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Raising funds and making grants in support of the charity's charitable objects which are specifically restricted to the fostering and advancement of the public knowledge, experience and appreciation of theatre and drama at every level of performance and audience.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £23,510 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted reserves of £56,736. The trustees note that the charity currently has no employees, rental obligations, or other fixed overheads, and therefore does not maintain a formal reserves policy. The charity is eligible for independent examination rather than audit under the small companies' regime.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royal Theatrical Support Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/12/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• SIR GEOFFREY ARTHUR CASSchair
• Hannah Claire Crowther
• JONATHAN STEWART LANE MA FRICS
• MARK RICHARD HAWES
• MIRANDA CAROLINE CASS
• MRS LIZZIE GEFFEN
• NEIL CONSTABLE
• SIR IAN MURRAY MCKELLEN CBE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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