Leeds Heritage Theatres
Registered charity 500408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS GRAND THEATRE, LEEDS GRAND THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE LIMITED
Maintain and develop the Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House. Offer drama, opera, ballet, musicals, comedy, variety, pantomime and arthouse / mainstream films. Increase engagement with performing arts and with heritage of these listed buildings through innovative learning and interpretation programmes.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81k for the year ended 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £381k surplus, driven by high inflation and lower-than-anticipated ticket demand. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are negative at £-4,425k, a position attributed to high levels of deferred income from advance ticket sales rather than operational losses.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Leeds City Council provides funding and leases the LGT estate at peppercorn rent.
“Leeds City Council provides funding in support of the artistic and educational programme. In addition, the City Council owns the LGT estate, which it leases to the Company with a full repairing obligation for a peppercorn rent.” — page 16
“Leeds City Council processes the majority of the company’s payroll, creditor payments and income through its own systems. The Company reimburses the council on a weekly basis; the outstanding indebtedness balance with Leeds City Council as at 31 March 2025 was £762,211 owing from LCC” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Leeds City Council processes payroll and creditor payments; outstanding balance owed to LCC.
“Leeds City Council provides funding in support of the artistic and educational programme. In addition, the City Council owns the LGT estate, which it leases to the Company with a full repairing obligation for a peppercorn rent.” — page 16
“Leeds City Council processes the majority of the company’s payroll, creditor payments and income through its own systems. The Company reimburses the council on a weekly basis; the outstanding indebtedness balance with Leeds City Council as at 31 March 2025 was £762,211 owing from LCC” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Keith Howard Foundation.
“Leeds City Council provides funding in support of the artistic and educational programme. In addition, the City Council owns the LGT estate, which it leases to the Company with a full repairing obligation for a peppercorn rent.” — page 16
“Leeds City Council processes the majority of the company’s payroll, creditor payments and income through its own systems. The Company reimburses the council on a weekly basis; the outstanding indebtedness balance with Leeds City Council as at 31 March 2025 was £762,211 owing from LCC” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Ltd. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
- Linda Pollardchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anna Franks
- Annabel Tonge
- Cllr Ryan Stephenson
- Hamish Anderson
- Kris Brewster
- Madeleine Clare Robinson
- Malcolm Allan Simpson
- Martin Bernard Farrington
- Michael James Tucker
- Robert Alan Chesterfield
- Tania Harrison
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Leeds Heritage Theatres financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £81k for the year ended 31 March 2025, a decrease from the previous year's £381k surplus, driven by high inflation and lower-than-anticipated ticket demand. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds are negative at £-4,425k, a position attributed to high levels of deferred income from advance ticket sales rather than operational losses. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Ltd.
Who funds Leeds Heritage Theatres?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Leeds Heritage Theatres as a grant recipient include KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Keith Howard Foundation, THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.
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