01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 22 June 2000
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03802476
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £6,716,000
- Latest expenditure
- £6,968,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Tru, Trust Ltd, The Everyman Theatre, 5-11 Hope Street, LIVERPOOL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.everymanplayhouse.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Trust manages two theatres, the Liverpool Playhouse and the Everyman Theatre. Both are producing theatres. The Everyman Theatre places an emphasis on the production of new work and new writers. Both theatres also host a programme of visiting companies presenting theatre and dance. A significant element of the theatres' work comprises outreach, education and writer development programmes.
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
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,716,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,968,000
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,288,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,144,000
- 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
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,798,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,483,000
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,911,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,473,000
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,514,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,187,000
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
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £6,716,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,968,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,180,000
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £5,288,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,144,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,180,000
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- 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
- £5,798,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,483,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,278,000
- 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
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 20
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,911,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,473,000
- 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
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,269,000
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,514,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,187,000
- 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
- £4,149,000
- 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 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 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
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 158000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 713000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5317000
- Income Investments
- 63000
- Income Other
- 465000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6716000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £565,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,403,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6968000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2236000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 539000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,296,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17666000
- Assets Own Use
- 17666000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,128,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,789,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,005,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1789000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,138,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1750000
- Funds Restricted
- 17255000
- Funds Total
- 19005000
- Count Employees
- 273
- 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
- 11 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 123000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 529000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4244000
- Income Investments
- 47000
- Income Other
- 345000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5288000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £496,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,648,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6144000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2882000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 670000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £634,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18067000
- Assets Own Use
- 18067000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,518,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,328,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £19,257,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1328000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,720,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1534000
- Funds Restricted
- 17723000
- Funds Total
- 19257000
- Count Employees
- 263
- 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
- 125000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 541000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5132000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5798000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £437,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,046,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6483000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3021000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 676000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £303,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18686000
- Assets Own Use
- 18686000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,646,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,219,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,113,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1219000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,541,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1606000
- Funds Restricted
- 18507000
- Funds Total
- 20113000
- Count Employees
- 251
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 126000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 290000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4495000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4911000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £203,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,270,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5473000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2386000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 678000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £317,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19314000
- Assets Own Use
- 19314000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,741,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,257,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £20,798,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1257000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,018,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1668000
- Funds Restricted
- 19130000
- Funds Total
- 20798000
- Count Employees
- 81
- 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
- 6 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 147000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 69000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4298000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4514000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £69,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,118,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4187000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2692000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 676000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,223,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19985000
- Assets Own Use
- 19985000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,257,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £882,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £21,360,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 882000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,673,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1223000
- Funds Restricted
- 20137000
- Funds Total
- 21360000
- Count Employees
- 170
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Knowsley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sefton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Liverpool City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LIVERPOOL AND MERSEYSIDE THEATRES TRUST LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2000-06-22T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/07/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/02/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/11/2005NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22/09/2011 as amended on 15 Apr 2019 as amended on 23 Sept 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE, ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND IMPROVE THE CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PRODUCING QUALITY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCING, SINGING AND MUSIC AND WITHIN SUCH OBJECTS MAKE PARTICULAR PROVISION FOR EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY AND TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE NATION AT LARGE AND TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, DEVELOP AND IMPROVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC THE PLAYHOUSE THEATRE, LIVERPOOL BEING A BUILDING OF HISTORIC INTEREST PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE TRUST SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE
- Area Of Benefit
- MERSEYSIDE AND THE NATION AT LARGE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 387355
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PLAYHOUSE THEATRE LIVERPOOL
- Charity Name Id
- 387314
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- EVERYMAN THEATRE LIVERPOOL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries