LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 255460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE

The charity operates a theatre complex and arts centre. As well as producing the artistic programme onstage, it offers a range of participatory arts and educational activities to people of all ages and backgrounds.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit on unrestricted funds of £156,591 for the year ended 31 July 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,303,469 were held, which falls within the stated policy target range of £1.2M to £1.8M. The organisation confirmed it is operating on a going concern basis with forecasts extending to July 2028.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 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).

• Arts Council England — “Major Funders Arts Council England” (source page)
• Leeds City Council — “Major Funders Arts Council England Leeds City Council” (source page)
• The Liz & Terry Bramall Foundation — “Major Funders Arts Council England Leeds City Council The Liz & Terry Bramall Foundation” (source page)
• Backstage Trust — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust” (source page)
• The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Esmee Fairbairn — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn” (source page)
• Foyle Foundation — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation” (source page)
• Garfield Weston — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston” (source page)
• Jerwood — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood” (source page)
• John Thaw Foundation — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)
• The Keith Howard Foundation — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)
• The Mackintosh Foundation — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)
• Thomas Pocklington Trust — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)
• Wade’s Charity — “Trusts and Foundations Backstage Trust The D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust Esmee Fairbairn Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Jerwood John Tha…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Marie Eddison · trustee of 1 other charity
• Bertille Calinaud
• Elizabeth Watling
• Kathryn Sara Rami
• Neil Adleman
• Peter Gruen · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rozina Breen
• Ruth Pitt
• Samantha Louise Fray
• Sharon Jandu
• Simon Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE LIMITED.

• TRINITY THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £1.2m
• CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST income £4.0m
• BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED income £7.6m
• ROSES THEATRE TRUST income £1.9m
• LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
• BURY METROPOLITAN ARTS ASSOCIATION income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

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