01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 26 March 1968
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00926862
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £9,665,339
- Latest expenditure
- £10,139,590
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LEEDS PLAYHOUSE, PLAYHOUSE SQUARE, LEEDS, LS2 7UP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,665,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,139,590
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,067,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,959,495
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,481,345
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,429,752
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,269,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,137,970
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 May 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,145,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,686,054
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,665,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,139,590
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,985,459
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,067,436
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,959,495
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,031,446
- 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 80001 90000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £10,481,345
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,429,752
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,041,507
- 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
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £7,269,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,137,970
- 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
- £3,125,995
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,145,190
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,686,054
- 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
- £5,053,163
- 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 50
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 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 825429
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1188028
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7596882
- Income Investments
- 55000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9665339
- Income Legacies
- 200596
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,041,667
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,097,923
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10139590
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 53087
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2924482
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 447935
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,303,469
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4994340
- Assets Own Use
- 4994340
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,425,275
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,016,446
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,403,169
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3651000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 365446
- Assets Cash
- £2,252,651
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2789836
- Funds Restricted
- 4613333
- Funds Total
- 7403169
- Count Employees
- 99
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 549017
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1316474
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8114076
- Income Investments
- 87869
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10067436
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £998,217
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,961,278
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9959495
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 33285
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2652250
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 152104
- Gain Loss Investment
- 32869
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,523,875
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5829761
- Assets Own Use
- 5129180
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 700581
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,134,348
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,086,689
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,877,420
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 3444814
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 641875
- Assets Cash
- £1,967,320
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2946427
- Funds Restricted
- 4930993
- Funds Total
- 7877420
- Count Employees
- 103
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 879306
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1003430
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8543609
- Income Investments
- 55000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10481345
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £225,925
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,946,018
- Expenditure Other
- 2257809
- Expenditure Total
- 12429752
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 30302
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4062267
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 144433
- Gain Loss Investment
- 6979
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,332,551
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6128769
- Assets Own Use
- 5461057
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 667712
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,202,844
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,562,134
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,769,479
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2894574
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 667560
- Assets Cash
- £1,697,385
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2446137
- Funds Restricted
- 5323342
- Funds Total
- 7769479
- Count Employees
- 112
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 932621
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 475093
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5754587
- Income Investments
- 56464
- Income Other
- 50403
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7269168
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £708,742
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,429,228
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8137970
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13032
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3470916
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 419421
- Gain Loss Investment
- -19514
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,372,621
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6465570
- Assets Own Use
- 5804835
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 660735
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,251,684
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,888,819
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £9,828,435
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1993789
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 895030
- Assets Cash
- £4,270,840
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3764367
- Funds Restricted
- 6064068
- Funds Total
- 9828435
- Count Employees
- 159
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 18 May 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2620083
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 58640
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5650641
- Income Investments
- 55289
- Income Other
- 760537
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9145190
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £567,727
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,118,327
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3686054
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16389
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2802755
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 427354
- Gain Loss Investment
- 94041
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,573,794
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6854245
- Assets Own Use
- 6173998
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 680247
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,553,754
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,808,776
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £10,599,223
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1547796
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1260980
- Assets Cash
- £4,956,170
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4420706
- Funds Restricted
- 6178517
- Funds Total
- 10599223
- Count Employees
- 140
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1968-03-26T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2014-07-07T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 514896
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 514896
- Assoc Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF THE PLAYHOUSE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05/02/1968AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/09/1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/1982AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/09/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/02/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/06/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/05/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/10/2007NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19/03/2013
- Charitable Objects
- 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.
- Area Of Benefit
- CITY OF LEEDS AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 105043
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures