01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 24 September 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04210225
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £20,204,168
- Latest expenditure
- £21,823,920
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cft.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
With its two auditoria, together offering some 1,600 seats, Chichester Festival Theatre is the major publicly funded theatre resource in the South East of England. It aims to balance a repertory of diverse and challenging productions and a socially inclusive educational policy with high attendances from a wide geographic and demographic spread.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,204,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,823,920
- 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
- 14 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £23,233,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,140,922
- 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 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,473,688
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,642,185
- 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
- 15 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,219,774
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,662,951
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,162,261
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,274,766
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,204,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,823,920
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,988,267
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 149
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 14 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £23,233,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,140,922
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,959,734
- 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
- 5
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 214
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £17,473,688
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,642,185
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,959,734
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 85
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 15 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £17,219,774
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,662,951
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,959,734
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 104
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,162,261
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,274,766
- 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
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,285,259
- 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
- 4
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 33
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 22 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2313392
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3139932
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12504666
- Income Investments
- 257911
- Income Other
- 1988267
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 20204168
- Income Legacies
- 32628
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £546,329
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £18,220,137
- Expenditure Other
- 3057454
- Expenditure Total
- 21823920
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 101516
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3638928
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1411436
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,368,219
- Assets Total Fixed
- 15475404
- Assets Own Use
- 15475404
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,445,422
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,340,215
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,580,611
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6340215
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £9,864,304
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21843623
- Funds Restricted
- 736988
- Funds Total
- 22580611
- Count Employees
- 187
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 14 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3291112
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 3115771
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14592729
- Income Investments
- 273738
- Income Other
- 1959734
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 23233084
- Income Legacies
- 15733
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £475,214
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £17,782,180
- Expenditure Other
- 2883528
- Expenditure Total
- 21140922
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 119576
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3316777
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1109285
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,997,456
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16162270
- Assets Own Use
- 16162270
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £15,207,806
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,169,713
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,200,363
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7169713
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £10,120,347
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22129274
- Funds Restricted
- 2071089
- Funds Total
- 24200363
- Count Employees
- 184
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1534834
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2608364
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11150453
- Income Investments
- 220303
- Income Other
- 1959734
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17473688
- Income Legacies
- 17077
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £459,467
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,929,796
- Expenditure Other
- 2252922
- Expenditure Total
- 17642185
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 96924
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2857573
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1078930
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,459,483
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16058380
- Assets Own Use
- 16058380
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,828,171
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,778,350
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,108,201
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5778350
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £8,629,551
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21596879
- Funds Restricted
- 511322
- Funds Total
- 22108201
- Count Employees
- 173
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 15 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1232837
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2591350
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11343466
- Income Investments
- 92387
- Income Other
- 1959734
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 17219774
- Income Legacies
- 129070
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £375,547
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £15,017,103
- Expenditure Other
- 2270301
- Expenditure Total
- 17662951
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 106132
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2838935
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1116572
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,840,552
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16919392
- Assets Own Use
- 16919392
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,290,050
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £4,932,744
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,276,698
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 4932744
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £6,984,204
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21759944
- Funds Restricted
- 516754
- Funds Total
- 22276698
- Count Employees
- 168
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 4 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1109072
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2354520
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4283795
- Income Investments
- 28687
- Income Other
- 3386187
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11162261
- Income Legacies
- 140188
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £311,409
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,386,663
- Expenditure Other
- 1576694
- Expenditure Total
- 12274766
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 104340
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2402473
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1144446
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,896,242
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17755018
- Assets Own Use
- 17755018
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £10,067,367
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £5,102,510
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,719,875
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 5002510
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 100000
- Assets Cash
- £8,257,287
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10896242
- Funds Restricted
- 11823633
- Funds Total
- 22719875
- Count Employees
- 147
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- West Sussex
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-09-24T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-08-11T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5044145
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1156174
- Assoc Charity Name
- SUSSEX ARTS ACADEMY
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 2ND OF MAY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 31ST OF AUGUST 2001 AND 19 SEPTEMBER 2005
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:- TO ENCOURAGE THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TASTE IN DRAMA, OPERA, MUSIC, PAINTING AND THE OTHER ARTS BY PROVIDING, PRESENTING, PRODUCING, ORGANISING, MANAGING AND CONDUCTING PERFORMANCES OF PLAYS, OPERA, BALLET, FILMS, CONCERTS, CLASSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER SIMILAR EVENTS OF CULTURAL VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS SHALL BE THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE COMPANY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE CHICHESTER
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management