KIRKLEES THEATRE TRUST

Registered charity 510693 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote, maintain and improve by encouraging and promoting the art of drama, dance, improvisation, mime, film, singing and music and by providing advanced educational opportunities in the arts.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group closed the year with a net expenditure of £90,626, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £36,534, which is significantly below the stated policy target of approximately £275,000, equating to only 13% of the target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by AAB Audit & Accountancy Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01504033
• Trading subsidiary: REEDMONTE LIMITED Companies House 02947877

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lawrence Batley Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Sheards Accountants — “All the team at Sheards are excited to be working with this great local charity and fundraise to support the fantastic charitable work they …” (source page)
• Syngenta Employees Community Gift — “We are now in our 6th year of backing the Lawrence Batley Theatre Christmas Heroes appeal. We are delighted that our partnership continues w…” (source page)

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.

• JALALEDDIN, Rama — director, appointed 02/06/2025on trustee list
• PENNYCOOK, Kirsty Jane — director, appointed 19/11/2024on trustee list
• BARRY, Misha — director, appointed 17/09/2024on trustee list
• JONES, Christopher — director, appointed 17/09/2024on trustee list
• WILSON, Nicholas — director, appointed 06/02/2024not on trustee list
• FRIEL, Rebecca Louise — director, appointed 25/07/2023on trustee list
• COOPER-SMITH, Carol Ann — director, appointed 06/12/2022on trustee list
• DASH, Rebecca Ruth — director, appointed 26/07/2022on trustee list
• GHOSH, Philippa — secretary, appointed 11/05/2026

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (64% 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: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carol Cooper-Smith · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Jones
• Kirsty Pennycook
• Misha Barry
• Nick Wilson
• Rama Jalaleddin
• Rebecca Friel
• Rebecca Ruth Dash

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNSLEY THEATRE TRUST (1998) LIMITED.

• BARNSLEY THEATRE TRUST (1998) LIMITED income £491k
• LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £9.7m
• THE MAYFLOWER THEATRE TRUST income £28.8m
• SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
• WILTSHIRE CREATIVE income £5.5m
• BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £39.1m

Side by side with its peers

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