01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 October 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00756007
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,626,759
- Latest expenditure
- £9,286,717
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristololdvic.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To produce year-round seasons of high quality, exciting drama in the historic auditorium serviced by a fit-for-purpose 21st century facilityTo provide an extensive programme of outreach work inspired by the repertoire and the needs of the local and regional communitiesTo take the lead in the local and regional theatre and cultural sceneTo safeguard the heritage of the Theatre Royal building
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,626,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,286,717
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,531,777
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,153,868
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,798,218
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,358,158
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,573,325
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,801,653
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,801,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,070,589
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £7,626,759
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,286,717
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,250,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,531,777
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,153,868
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,359,853
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 140
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,798,218
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,358,158
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,420,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,573,325
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,801,653
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,164,273
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,801,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,070,589
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,260,824
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2079844
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1285326
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4243965
- Income Investments
- 17624
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7626759
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £670,826
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,309,140
- Expenditure Other
- 1306751
- Expenditure Total
- 9286717
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38041
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 739614
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1071351
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £249,340
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11308705
- Assets Own Use
- 11308705
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,200,708
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,163,255
- Assets Current Investment
- 21126
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,346,158
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1163255
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,049,590
- Funds Endowment
- 290300
- Funds Unrestricted
- 931075
- Funds Restricted
- 11124783
- Funds Total
- 12346158
- Count Employees
- 221
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1982021
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1842760
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2671373
- Income Investments
- 35623
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6531777
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £785,345
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,801,513
- Expenditure Other
- 1567010
- Expenditure Total
- 8153868
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23387
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 966471
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1239595
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,108,582
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12333507
- Assets Own Use
- 12333507
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,597,733
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,566,874
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,364,366
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1566874
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,836,111
- Funds Endowment
- 290700
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1108582
- Funds Restricted
- 11965084
- Funds Total
- 13364366
- Count Employees
- 197
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1952828
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1445769
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2399451
- Income Investments
- 170
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5798218
- Income Legacies
- 16233
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £795,798
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,213,834
- Expenditure Other
- 1348526
- Expenditure Total
- 7358158
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23421
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1250654
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1220376
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,350,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 13459225
- Assets Own Use
- 13459225
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,696,743
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,169,512
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,986,456
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1169512
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,511,852
- Funds Endowment
- 291100
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1448731
- Funds Restricted
- 13246625
- Funds Total
- 14986456
- Count Employees
- 193
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2524302
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 884227
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2162310
- Income Investments
- 2486
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5573325
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £532,165
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,540,312
- Expenditure Other
- 729176
- Expenditure Total
- 6801653
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13620
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1229966
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7987115
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,546,396
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14659047
- Assets Own Use
- 14659047
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,872,169
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £984,820
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,546,396
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 984820
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,398,597
- Funds Endowment
- 291500
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1752388
- Funds Restricted
- 14502508
- Funds Total
- 16546396
- Count Employees
- 165
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3300226
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 95516
- Income Charitable Activities
- 401146
- Income Investments
- 4418
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3801306
- Income Legacies
- 19161
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £436,136
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,456,658
- Expenditure Other
- 177795
- Expenditure Total
- 4070589
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 12335
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1065483
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1231081
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,804,846
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15852085
- Assets Own Use
- 15852085
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,343,727
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,421,088
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,774,724
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1421088
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,093,371
- Funds Endowment
- 291900
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1804846
- Funds Restricted
- 15677978
- Funds Total
- 17774724
- Count Employees
- 233
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-18T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 266559
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 266559
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE RONALD DUNCAN LITERARY FOUNDATION
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL OLD VIC AND THEATRE ROYAL TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-10-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 APR 1963AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 NOV 1974AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 DEC 1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09 MAR 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 JUL 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 DEC 2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 JUN 2010AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06 APR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 NOV 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 NOV 2016
- Charitable Objects
- 1) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ARTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS; AND 2) TO CONSERVE, DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THE PREMISES KNOWN AS THE THEATRE ROYAL, BRISTOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AS A WORKING THEATRE AND A PLACE WITH HISTORIC ASSOCIATIONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 320868
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE BRISTOL OLD VIC TRUST LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures