CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 255424 · organisation 255424

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 May 1968
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00927203
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£7,343,000
Latest expenditure
£8,095,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE CO LTD, ST. ANNS SQUARE, MANCHESTER, M2 7DH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.royalexchange.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Production of plays and other artistic activities

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
22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,343,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,095,000
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 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,858,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,260,000
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
22 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,003,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,826,000
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
13 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
13 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,091,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,658,000
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,772,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,638,000

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
22 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£7,343,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,095,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,474,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
123
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 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£7,858,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,260,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,594,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
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
90
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
22 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,003,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£6,826,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,594,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
90
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
13 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,091,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,658,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£4,628,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,772,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,638,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Grants
£2,369,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
2849000
Income Other Trading Activities
751000
Income Charitable Activities
2599000
Income Investments
28000
Income Other
1116000
Income Total Income And Endowments
7343000
Income Legacies
4500
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£973,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,122,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8095000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
36000
Expenditure Support Costs
3261000
Expenditure Depreciation
265000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,837,000
Assets Total Fixed
1652000
Assets Own Use
1652000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,644,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,721,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,575,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1721000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,237,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2837000
Funds Restricted
1738000
Funds Total
4575000
Count Employees
175
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 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
3134000
Income Other Trading Activities
830000
Income Charitable Activities
2830000
Income Investments
46000
Income Other
1018000
Income Total Income And Endowments
7858000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£807,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£7,453,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
8260000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31000
Expenditure Support Costs
2970000
Expenditure Depreciation
291000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,184,000
Assets Total Fixed
1809000
Assets Own Use
1809000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,543,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,025,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,327,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
2025000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,609,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3184000
Funds Restricted
2143000
Funds Total
5327000
Count Employees
140
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
22 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
3039000
Income Other Trading Activities
708000
Income Charitable Activities
1718000
Income Investments
17000
Income Other
521000
Income Total Income And Endowments
6003000
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£621,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£6,205,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
6826000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2199000
Expenditure Depreciation
1145000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£800,000
Assets Total Fixed
2113000
Assets Own Use
2113000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,271,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,523,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,861,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1523000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,139,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3757000
Funds Restricted
2104000
Funds Total
5861000
Count Employees
117
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
13 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
514000
Income Other Trading Activities
293000
Income Charitable Activities
525000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
4759000
Income Total Income And Endowments
6091000
Income Legacies
28000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£445,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,213,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5658000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
1774000
Expenditure Depreciation
1200000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,684,000
Assets Total Fixed
3252000
Assets Own Use
3252000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£4,962,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,530,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,684,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1530000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,706,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3422000
Funds Restricted
3262000
Funds Total
6684000
Count Employees
96
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
311000
Income Other Trading Activities
50000
Income Charitable Activities
42000
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
403000
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£147,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,491,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2638000
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
904000
Expenditure Depreciation
77000
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
4452000
Assets Own Use
4452000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,949,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,150,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,251,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
1150000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,371,000
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1792000
Funds Restricted
4459000
Funds Total
6251000
Count Employees
77
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire East
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lancashire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1968-05-03T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 FEB 1968AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 MAR 1975AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09 APR 1975AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 FEB 2018
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND IN PARTICULAR THE PEOPLE OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS: TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING (OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF) THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS OF HIGH QUALITY AND RELEVANCE TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE CHARITY; AND TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND CULTURE INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING (OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF): PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS, COURSES, SESSIONS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON THE SUBJECT OF DRAMA AND THEATRE; EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS AND THEATRE-MAKERS; FILMS, BOOKS, LITERATURE, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS OR MEDIA ON THE SUBJECT OF THEATRE AND DRAMA.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
104560
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
69 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries