SHEFFIELD THEATRES TRUST
Registered charity 257318 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CRUCIBLE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
Sheffield Theatres is a large theatre complex comprising of 3 venues, producing and receiving work in buildings run by one management, touring and transferring productions nationally and delivering an extensive programme of work in schools and communities
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of unrestricted funds of £85,514 for the period ended 31 March 2025, supported by high interest rates and Theatre Tax Relief. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with undesignated unrestricted reserves of £3.9m against a target of £4.3m.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £4.3m (held: £3.9m)
“The Trustees have reviewed its appropriateness of the reserves policy and target reserves are set at £4.3m.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One director received £6,000 as a consultant and a profit share of £2,749.
“One director within the group is paid £6,000 (2024: £6,000) per annum as a consultant to provide commercial production advice to the trust. During the period the same director received a Profit Share of £2,749 (2024: £3,219).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lease payments made to Sheffield City Council for the Crucible Theatre.
“Lease payments of £10,667 were made to the Sheffield City Council for the Crucible Theatre.”
“Lease payments of £13,533 were made to the Lyceum Theatre Trust and management fees were received of £1,667.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Lease payments made to Sheffield Lyceum Theatre Trust, a related party charity.
“Lease payments of £10,667 were made to the Sheffield City Council for the Crucible Theatre.”
“Lease payments of £13,533 were made to the Lyceum Theatre Trust and management fees were received of £1,667.” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sheffield Theatres Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Tom Bird — Chief Executive (source)
- Elizabeth Newman — Artistic Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- BLACKBURN, Michelle Denise — director, appointed 29/06/2026on trustee list
- STUBBS, Richard David — director, appointed 25/02/2026on trustee list
- WALKER, Daniel Meirion — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- FOULKES, Angela — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- MASHFORD, Sarah Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- OTTEN, Joseph, Cllr — director, appointed 25/09/2025on trustee list
- HOLMSHAW, Brian Dean — director, appointed 21/08/2023on trustee list
- MAJOR, Kirsten Amanda — director, appointed 13/05/2021on trustee list
- GARNETT, James Michael — director, appointed 13/05/2021on trustee list
- FINCH, Anni Margaret — director, appointed 13/05/2021on trustee list
- LANG, Eleanor Jean — director, appointed 13/05/2021on trustee list
- SINGH, Arun Thomas — director, appointed 22/09/2017on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SHEFFIELD THEATRES TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of unrestricted funds of £85,514 for the period ended 31 March 2025, supported by high interest rates and Theatre Tax Relief. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with undesignated unrestricted reserves of £3.9m against a target of £4.3m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hawsons Chartered Accountants.
Who funds SHEFFIELD THEATRES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SHEFFIELD THEATRES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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