Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust

Registered charity 502333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNDERLAND EMPIRE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM. )

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE COUNTIES OF DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAN

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£22k
Latest spending
£26k
Registered
1973

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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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Durham · Northumberland · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£22k£26k
31/03/2024£13k£17k
31/03/2023£28k£22k
31/03/2022£22k£16k
31/03/2021£11k£12k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Community Foundation North East22/01/2026£2kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East08/01/2026£1kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East23/01/2025£1kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East09/01/2025£1kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East23/03/2023£2kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East16/03/2023£2kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East12/01/2023£750Grant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East03/11/2022£5kGrant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
Community Foundation North East15/09/2022£450Grant to Sunderland Empire Theatre Trust
UK government28/02/2020£6kUK Youth Fund YAF
Community Foundation North East12/10/2018£3kTyne and Wear High Sheriff Award
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/07/2018£10k"Unsung Heroes of the First World War"