01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 September 1969
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00947096
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £10,662,890
- Latest expenditure
- £8,720,289
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Northern Ballet, 2 St. Cecilia Street, LEEDS, LS2 7PA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.northernballet.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Northern Ballet is a classical ballet company which tours for approximately 26 weeks each year to 18 cities within the United Kingdom. Performances are narrative, theatrical and dramatic and are accessible to a diverse range of audiences who would not otherwise see the highest quality of dance. Northern Ballet is also committed to advancing education in the arts through training and workshops.
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
- 25 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,662,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,720,289
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,957,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,921,047
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,971,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,220,193
- 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
- 11 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,575,118
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,913,633
- 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 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £8,743,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,504,428
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
- 25 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,662,890
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,720,289
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,459,261
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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 100001 110000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 27
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,957,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,921,047
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,555,435
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 28
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £8,971,486
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,220,193
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,736,428
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- 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 Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- 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
- 11 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,575,118
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,913,633
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,324,204
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- 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 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £8,743,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,504,428
- 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
- £2,663,107
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- 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
- 25 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4750391
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 190053
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3623176
- Income Investments
- 38869
- Income Other
- 2060401
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10662890
- Income Legacies
- 189354
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,230,631
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,489,658
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8720289
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 36330
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 789408
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 230943
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,147,120
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11878397
- Assets Own Use
- 11878397
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £6,000,531
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,530,799
- Assets Current Investment
- 577985
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,348,129
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1210598
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 320201
- Assets Cash
- £2,652,605
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5147077
- Funds Restricted
- 11201052
- Funds Total
- 16348129
- Count Employees
- 119
- 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
- 20 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4941490
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 347828
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2140424
- Income Investments
- 671
- Income Other
- 1527539
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8957952
- Income Legacies
- 75634
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,411,391
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,509,656
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7921047
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28300
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 850972
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 235156
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,032,226
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12034345
- Assets Own Use
- 12034345
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,395,856
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,988,149
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,442,052
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1599035
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 389114
- Assets Cash
- £254,283
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3068707
- Funds Restricted
- 11373345
- Funds Total
- 14442052
- Count Employees
- 127
- 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
- 17 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4704714
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 434958
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2886183
- Income Investments
- 1187
- Income Other
- 944444
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8971486
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,141,210
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,078,983
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10220193
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1312302
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 241106
- Gain Loss Investment
- -25258
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 5432
- Reserves
- £13,368,666
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12246130
- Assets Own Use
- 12246130
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -513358
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,774,070
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,138,176
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £13,368,666
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1138176
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £412,899
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1090933
- Funds Restricted
- 12277733
- Funds Total
- 13368666
- Count Employees
- 123
- 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
- 11 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5749955
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 246472
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1562107
- Income Investments
- 859
- Income Other
- 1015725
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8575118
- Income Legacies
- 34971
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £987,161
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,926,472
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8913633
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37800
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 824727
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 205569
- Gain Loss Investment
- -58
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £14,637,289
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12643873
- Assets Own Use
- 12338451
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 305422
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -239292
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,439,551
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,206,843
- Assets Current Investment
- 1000000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,637,289
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1206843
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £493,227
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2020632
- Funds Restricted
- 12616657
- Funds Total
- 14637289
- Count Employees
- 131
- 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 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5598046
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 315978
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2314930
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 514957
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8743911
- Income Legacies
- 110000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £921,376
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,583,052
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6504428
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 713663
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 171913
- Gain Loss Investment
- 20362
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 50000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,534,930
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12579620
- Assets Own Use
- 12274140
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 305480
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -374218
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,310,283
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,539,823
- Assets Current Investment
- 2000000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £14,975,862
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1539823
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £809,830
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2534930
- Funds Restricted
- 12440932
- Funds Total
- 14975862
- Count Employees
- 125
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NORTHERN BALLET LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-07-09T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 326418
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 326418
- Assoc Charity Name
- G C ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- NORTHERN BALLET LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1969-09-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22/01/1969AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/05/1977AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/01/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/12/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/12/2014
- Charitable Objects
- 1.1 TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND BALLETS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC. 1.2 TO PRESENT, PRODUCE, MANAGE, CONDUCT, PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND PROVIDE SUCH PLAYS, BALLETS, DRAMAS, OPERAS, OPERETTAS, BURLESQUES, PUPPET SHOWS, FILMS, BROADCASTS, CONCERTS, MUSICAL PIECES, ENTERTAINMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS AS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OR TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS. 1.3 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE AND SCIENCE BY CO-OPERATING WITH CHARITIES CONDUCTING SUCH PURPOSES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SUCH PLAYS, BALLETS, DRAMAS, OPERAS, OPERETTAS, BURLESQUES, PUPPET SHOWS, FILMS, BROADCASTS, CONCERTS, MUSICAL PIECES, ENTERTAINMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS CARRIED OUT BY THOSE CHARITIES. 1.4 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF A PUBLIC AMENITY.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNRESTRICTED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 160693
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NORTHERN DANCE THEATRE LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 160688
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures