ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUSTEES LIMITED

Registered charity 273345 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of facilities for theatrical performances and other cultural activities

Objects

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA BALLET MUSIC SINGING LITERATURE SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £142,420, with total net assets of £225,526. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,165 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £233,691 to £225,526. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting ongoing lease negotiations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 13/02/2023, 13 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£50k£58k
31/03/2024£50k£58k
31/03/2023£0£24k
31/03/2022£0£66k
31/03/2021£0£40k

Common questions

Is ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUSTEES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £142,420, with total net assets of £225,526. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £8,165 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £233,691 to £225,526. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting ongoing lease negotiations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE TRUSTEES LIMITED£50k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£7.3m——above—no doubt
REGAL TENBURY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£558k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ST. IVES YOUTH THEATRE FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
THEATRE ROYAL (NORWICH) TRUST LIMITED FY2025£20.2m——below—no doubt
THE ROYAL THEATRICAL SUPPORT TRUST FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt

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