Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 12
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +12
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED 

The charity operates a theatre complex and arts centre. As well as producing the artistic programme onstage, it offers a range of participatory arts and educational activities to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 56 years

www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk

CHRIS.WILLIAMS@LEEDSPLAYHOUSE.ORG.UK

01132137800

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/22£7,269£8,138£-869£709£9,828£3,7645.615950
31/07/21£9,145£3,686£5,459£568£10,599£4,42114.414050
31/07/20£8,313£8,433£-120£742£5,046£-93-0.118050
31/07/19*£4,878£8,605£-3,727£471£5,215£910.111850
31/07/18£8,977£8,888£89£820£8,919£1,462216650
31/07/17£8,763£8,991£-229£859£8,761£1,4161.91760
31/07/16£9,106£9,315£-208£753£8,885£1,3851.81750
31/07/15£7,656£7,846£-190£761£8,852£9311.41470
31/07/14£7,330£7,501£-172£705£8,989£8791.41380
31/07/13£5,752£6,341£-589£669£9,123£1,0101.91320
31/07/12£8,117£7,880£237£689£9,609£8821.31600
31/07/11£6,604£7,205£-601£677£9,386£1,0431.71500
31/07/10?£9,716£9,414£303£919£9,845£1,0491.31420
31/03/09£6,936£7,468£-533£826£9,358£5310.91440
31/03/08*£8,036£7,257£779£880£10,089£9611.61550
31/03/07£6,868£6,328£540£917£9,377£-45-0.11680
31/03/06*£5,705£5,995£-289£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£5,756£6,054£-298£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£5,064£5,685£-621£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 23%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 5.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 159 employees
  • 50 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£4,649,781
Garfield Weston Foundation£708,720
Esmee Fairbairn£277,868
National Lottery Community Fund£189,876
Wolfson Foundation£145,000
The Foyle Foundation£100,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£4,000 15/03/2023
Capital and core costs for Older People's Welfare
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£13,232 20/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£132,318 21/09/2022
Towards project costs for co-creation and community engagement linked to the Leeds2023 year and beyond
Backstage Trust - Capital grant
£36,795 23/08/2022
Hoardings to hide scaffolding during roof works
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£100,000 21/04/2022
towards roof works at the Leeds Playhouse (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
National Lottery Community Fund - Buzz
£189,876 27/05/2021
The funding will help to deliver a project which supports (mainly) young people with learning disabilities in Leeds through a variety of creative engagement activities. The aim is to build confidence ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - WCF award - COVID19 response
£708,720 05/02/2021
Weston Culture Fund
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Leeds Theatre Trust Ltd (t/a Leeds Playhouse)
£145,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£85,000 15/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£132,318 17/06/2020
24
Towards unrestricted costs for stabilisation and recovery, with a view to funding project costs in the future towards the development of a new model for a studio theatre space.
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£1,535,853 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more
DCMS - Celebrating Age Loneliness Projects
£28,928 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more
DCMS - Leeds Theatre Trust - CRF
£2,381,547 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Leeds Theatre Trust - CRF2
£618,453 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Nesta - AC01036
£10,000 11/03/2020
7
2020 Democracy Pioneers programme grant to Leeds Playhouse Grant Ref AC01036
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£1,508,104 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£10,000 15/03/2019
Capital costs for Music/Arts/Culture
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Leeds Theatre Trust Ltd (t/a Leeds Playhouse)
£75,000 05/12/2018
Leeds Playhouse redevelopment
Leeds Community Foundation - Creative Cultures
£10,000 14/05/2018
7
Creative Cultures is a creative and social project aimed at socially isolated older people for whom English is a second language or whose primary cultural experience is not British, who have limited ....more
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£1,508,104 01/04/2018
National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£377,026 01/04/2018
To support National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to West Yorkshire Playhouse
£30,100 27/03/2018
24
New community arts facilitator training - Covid-19 flexibility agreed
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£250,000 22/02/2018
Playhouse Redevelopment
Comic Relief - Pop Up Playhouse
£77,144 24/01/2018
36
The project will create a travelling ‘Pop Up Playhouse’ to share the theatre’s resources and expertise and inspire playful creative activities with older people and volunteers in hard to reach ....more
The Baring Foundation - Grant to West Yorkshire Playhouse
£16,000 04/07/2016
To run an event for Older People's Theatre Companies.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£237,000 30/06/2016
36
Towards furthering talent from Leeds communities and integrating communities into the Playhouse.
National Lottery Community Fund - Buzz
£375,731 20/04/2016
48
The project will provide young people with learning and physical disabilities with arts education opportunities. Workshops in music, drama, art and movement will build transferable skills, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - BUZZ
£241,493 10/11/2010
48
This project helps 14-25 year olds with learning disabilities in Leeds to realise their potential through creative activities. The project will develop creative activities that are tailored to their ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Leeds Playhouse
£45,000 10/03/2010
36
Towards Unrestricted core costs Towards the running costs of the new facility for young people, First Floor.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 37-71
  • BERTILLE CALINAUD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Regional Director - Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • LISA MARTIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Labour Councillor
  • ROZINA BREEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of North, Bbc England
  • RUTH PITT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Media Consultant
  • SUSAN PITTER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Freelance Pr & Communications Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/03/1968, number: 255460
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1968, number: 00926862
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 93 days late, AR08: 49 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

LEEDS PLAYHOUSE
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
LEEDS
LS2 7UP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO RAISE THE ARTISTIC TASTE OF THE COUNTY AND TO PROMOTE ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS GENERALLY AND DRAMATIC ART VISUAL ART AND LITERARY ART IN PARTICULAR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF LEEDS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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