01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 21 June 1974
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01165130
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,330,978
- Latest expenditure
- £1,299,455
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: c/o Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Corporation Street, COVENTRY, CV1 1GS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.painesplough.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
As the UK's national theatre of new plays with the playwright at its heart, Paines Plough widely tours world premiere productions and offers bespoke development support to playwrights.Over the past 40 years, Paines Plough has established itself as a leading new writing company producing work by a wide range of playwrights across the UK and abroad.
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
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,330,978
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,299,455
- 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
- 16 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £949,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,031,452
- 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
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,273,951
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,671,766
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,381,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,527,800
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,067,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £653,974
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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
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,330,978
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,299,455
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- No
- 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
- 16 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £949,781
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,031,452
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,273,951
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,671,766
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 30000
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,381,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,527,800
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5000
- Income From Government Grants
- £35,000
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,067,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £653,974
- 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
- £85,009
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
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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
- 17 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 430893
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 767893
- Income Investments
- 9699
- Income Other
- 122493
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1330978
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,766
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,238,470
- Expenditure Other
- 52219
- Expenditure Total
- 1299455
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16982
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 225162
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £359,190
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £532,108
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £169,918
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £362,190
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 169918
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £74,373
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 359190
- Funds Restricted
- 3000
- Funds Total
- 362190
- Count Employees
- 6
- 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
- 16 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 410720
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 456171
- Income Investments
- 3598
- Income Other
- 79292
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 949781
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £216
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,003,296
- Expenditure Other
- 27940
- Expenditure Total
- 1031452
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13094
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 285532
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £324,382
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £432,571
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £101,904
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £330,667
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 101904
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £81,013
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 324382
- Funds Restricted
- 6285
- Funds Total
- 330667
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- 30 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 384942
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 646570
- Income Investments
- 3609
- Income Other
- 238830
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1273951
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £180
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,612,935
- Expenditure Other
- 58651
- Expenditure Total
- 1671766
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13326
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 245886
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9464
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £152,486
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £667,031
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £291,079
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £375,952
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 291079
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £253,515
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 360952
- Funds Restricted
- 15000
- Funds Total
- 375952
- Count Employees
- 8
- 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
- 24 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 492384
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 735296
- Income Investments
- 3056
- Income Other
- 151228
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1381964
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,464,060
- Expenditure Other
- 63740
- Expenditure Total
- 1527800
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19749
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 256563
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £429,807
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,052,317
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £278,550
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £773,767
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 278550
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £654,472
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 429807
- Funds Restricted
- 343960
- Funds Total
- 773767
- Count Employees
- 9
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1020070
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 23526
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 23540
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1067136
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £651,974
- Expenditure Other
- 2000
- Expenditure Total
- 653974
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8731
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 249901
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £427,877
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,102,860
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £183,257
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £919,603
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 183257
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,063,670
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 427877
- Funds Restricted
- 491726
- Funds Total
- 919603
- Count Employees
- 11
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PAINES PLOUGH LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1974-06-21T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATON INCORPORATED 1ST APRIL 1974 AMENDED 17TH NOVEMBER 1976 as amended on 17 Nov 2016 as amended on 22 Sep 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES, THEREFOR.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 511418
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PAINES PLOUGH
- Charity Name Id
- 291830
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BEDFORD THEATRE CO LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management