NORTH EAST THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 513771 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVE THEATRE
- The production of theatre performances at Live Theatre;- The facilitation of drama and music programmes by other companies;- The organisation and production of education and outreach activities for the public.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £427,032 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves stood at £292,045, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of building overhead and salary costs. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of building overhead and salary costs (held: £292k)
“The Trustees’ reserves policy aims to hold free reserves equivalent to three months of building overhead and salary costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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)
Cost of raising funds
£386k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (40% 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: 16.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- SUSAN BROWNchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Andrew Peter Fletcher
- Ishtiaq Ahmed Din
- Jacqueline Kell · trustee of 1 other charity
- James Rhys McKinnell
- John David Holmes
- KATHRYN LUCY HAY WINSKELL OBE
- Lisette Rebecca Auton
- MICHAEL FRANCIS HENRY · trustee of 1 other charity
- MICHELLE FRANCES PERCY
- Maya Torres
- Nicola Young
- Paul Thomas Henry Shevlin
- SUSAN EMMAS
- Thomas Antony Marton
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTH EAST THEATRE TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £427,032 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Free reserves stood at £292,045, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of building overhead and salary costs. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Who funds NORTH EAST THEATRE TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH EAST THEATRE TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, Community Foundation North East, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION.
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