CCEW Charity Commission profile

Leeds Heritage Theatres

Registered charity 500408 · organisation 500408

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 July 1970
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00978161
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£14,926,531
Latest expenditure
£14,845,836
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House L, 46 New Briggate, LEEDS, LS1 6NU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leedsgrandtheatre.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Maintain and develop the Leeds Grand Theatre, City Varieties Music Hall and Hyde Park Picture House. Offer drama, opera, ballet, musicals, comedy, variety, pantomime and arthouse / mainstream films. Increase engagement with performing arts and with heritage of these listed buildings through innovative learning and interpretation 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
15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,926,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,845,836
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
15 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,069,925
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,688,472
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
9 November 2023
Date Accounts Received
9 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£17,228,040
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,519,276
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
26 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,132,370
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,267,688
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
20 December 2021
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£3,572,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,612,915

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
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£14,926,531
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,845,836
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£90,600
Charity Has Trading 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
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
83
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
15 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£15,069,925
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,688,472
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£86,175
Charity Has Trading 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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
116
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
9 November 2023
Total Gross Income
£17,228,040
Total Gross Expenditure
£16,519,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£85,000
Charity Has Trading 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 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
41
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
26 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,132,370
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,267,688
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
£11
Income From Government Grants
£2,473,676
Charity Has Trading 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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
134
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
20 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£3,572,958
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,612,915
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
£7
Income From Government Grants
£2,744,537
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
92

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
15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1288052
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
13620929
Income Investments
17550
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
14926531
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,845,836
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14845836
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
133992
Expenditure Support Costs
337918
Expenditure Depreciation
616157
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
10272727
Assets Own Use
10272727
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,226,161
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,470,304
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,028,584
Creditors One Year Total Current
7470304
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£766,535
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-4424762
Funds Restricted
9453346
Funds Total
5028584
Count Employees
201
Charity Only 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
15 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
941209
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
14050718
Income Investments
77997
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
15069924
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£13,200
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£14,675,272
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
14688472
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
139016
Expenditure Support Costs
147968
Expenditure Depreciation
490923
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
135000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
7701347
Assets Own Use
7701347
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,304,107
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,057,566
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,947,888
Creditors One Year Total Current
5057566
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£527,451
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-2296014
Funds Restricted
7243902
Funds Total
4947888
Count Employees
232
Charity Only 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
9 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
1994736
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
14908646
Income Investments
48658
Income Other
276000
Income Total Income And Endowments
17228040
Income Legacies
5000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£15,464,276
Expenditure Other
1055000
Expenditure Total
16519276
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
146437
Expenditure Support Costs
367975
Expenditure Depreciation
210887
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
5403000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
5625433
Assets Own Use
5625433
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
135000
Assets Other Assets
£5,211,723
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,270,720
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,701,436
Creditors One Year Total Current
6270720
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,274,530
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-698237
Funds Restricted
5399673
Funds Total
4701436
Count Employees
211
Charity Only 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
26 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
3776002
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
7147710
Income Investments
15658
Income Other
193000
Income Total Income And Endowments
11132370
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,306,688
Expenditure Other
961000
Expenditure Total
10267688
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
132350
Expenditure Support Costs
161646
Expenditure Depreciation
23319
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
2364000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£456,926
Assets Total Fixed
2851554
Assets Own Use
2851554
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-4489000
Assets Other Assets
£6,965,337
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,738,219
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£1,410,328
Creditors One Year Total Current
6738219
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,734,791
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-4032073
Funds Restricted
2621745
Funds Total
-1410328
Count Employees
179
Charity Only 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
20 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
49049
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
444760
Income Investments
20609
Income Other
314003
Income Total Income And Endowments
828421
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,064,915
Expenditure Other
548000
Expenditure Total
4612915
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
109373
Expenditure Support Costs
102211
Expenditure Depreciation
218746
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-1563000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£683,118
Assets Total Fixed
1384715
Assets Own Use
1384715
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-6085000
Assets Other Assets
£4,730,493
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,669,218
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£4,639,010
Creditors One Year Total Current
4669218
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,398,104
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-5401881
Funds Restricted
762871
Funds Total
-4639010
Count Employees
220
Charity Only 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
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
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
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
Leeds Heritage Theatres
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1970-07-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 27TH APRIL 1970 as amended on 21 May 1974 as amended on 09 Mar 2017 as amended on 27 Jun 2024 as amended on 16 Aug 2024
Charitable Objects
The Objects are specifically restricted to the following:3.1 to advance the arts in the Leeds City Region and elsewhere, including by providing access to, and facilities for, high quality and engaging live performance and film, including (but not limited to) music, drama, musical theatre, variety, dance, opera, ballet, comedy and film; and3.2 to advance education, particularly through the arts, including by (but not limited to) providing inclusive and skills-based training to develop creative and transferable skills and knowledge through theatre and film courses, work with young people, educational placements and accredited training in partnership with educational establishments, school curriculum-based workshops, providing access to the Company's archives, and providing access to, and facilities for, educational film and theatre.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
208229
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE LIMITED
Charity Name Id
208218
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures