THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 262259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
Regional theatre
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income was £20.2m, slightly up from £19.1m in the prior year, while total expenditure remained flat at £20.2m, resulting in a net deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4.3m, though the trustees calculate free reserves as nil due to significant fixed asset values, a position they consider acceptable given strong cash balances and deferred income liabilities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4.3m; policy: 6-9 months of costs (excluding show related settlements))
“Whilst the general reserve exceeds the reserves target stated in the policy, the level of free reserves when calculated is nil due to a significant proportion being made up of fixed assets” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Theatre Royal (Norwich) Services Limited
“Theatre Royal (Norwich) Trust Limited has one wholly owned subsidiary, Theatre Royal (Norwich) Services Limited.” — page 91
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norwich Theatre Royal (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Stephen Crocker — Chief Executive & Creative Director (source)
- Tom Sleigh — Chair of Trustees (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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
9 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 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 28/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£3.0m
Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/01/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Thomas Charles Christopher Sleighchair
- Anna Mudeka · trustee of 1 other charity
- Edmund Saul
- James Cowen
- John Nicholas Lloyd
- Judeline Nicholas
- Kay Mason Billig
- Laura Susan McGillivray
- Lucy Frances Galvin · trustee of 1 other charity
- Oliver Reuben Joel Harrington
- Robert Edward Russell Carter
- Vivek Raval
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £20.2m, slightly up from £19.1m in the prior year, while total expenditure remained flat at £20.2m, resulting in a net deficit. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4.3m, though the trustees calculate free reserves as nil due to significant fixed asset values, a position they consider acceptable given strong cash balances and deferred income liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.
Who funds THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF ALDERMAN JOHN NORMAN, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND).
Known funders
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