01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 October 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09055646
- Financial period
- 1 October 2023 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £10,473,401
- Latest expenditure
- £8,199,750
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Eleven Arches, Flatts Farm, Toronto, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7SF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.elevenarches.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The development and presentation of a live-action night show of 2,000 years of British History seen through the eyes of North East England on a 71/2 acre stage to an audience of up to 8,000 in the shadow of Auckland Castle, Bishop Auckland, County Durham.Every aspect of the show will be delivered by over 1,000 volunteers to reawaken pride, develop skills and bring the local community together.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,473,401
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,199,750
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 July 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,950,101
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,839,639
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,257,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,327,828
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,362,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,246,590
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 July 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 August 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,470,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,595,496
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,473,401
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,199,750
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,950,101
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,839,639
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 800
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £11,257,828
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,327,828
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 800
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £2,362,617
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,246,590
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 800
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,470,839
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,595,496
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 800
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8060000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1951145
- Income Investments
- 170980
- Income Other
- 291276
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10473401
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £593,511
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,606,239
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8199750
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1748068
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2706677
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £7,278,729
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21532537
- Assets Own Use
- 21532537
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,986,035
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £707,306
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £28,811,266
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 706949
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 357
- Assets Cash
- £2,187,069
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 28811266
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 28811266
- Count Employees
- 22
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 26 July 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10850
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1351851
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 283497
- Income Other
- 303903
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1950101
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £364,321
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,475,318
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4839639
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 609873
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1837846
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19848333
- Assets Own Use
- 19848333
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £7,399,134
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £709,852
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,537,615
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 709495
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 357
- Assets Cash
- £6,904,331
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 26537615
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 26537615
- Count Employees
- 9
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10006000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1021002
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3260
- Income Other
- 227566
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 11257828
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £269,823
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,058,005
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4327828
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 414097
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1618566
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 19935485
- Assets Own Use
- 19935485
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £9,986,647
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £494,979
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £29,427,153
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 494622
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 357
- Assets Cash
- £9,652,337
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 29427153
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 29427153
- Count Employees
- 5
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 19 July 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1028937
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1043731
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 78
- Income Other
- 289871
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2362617
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £137,809
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,108,781
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4246590
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 531386
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1828961
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20771628
- Assets Own Use
- 20771628
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -357
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,189,997
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £464,115
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £22,497,153
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 464115
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,876,816
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 22497153
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 22497153
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 October 2019
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 September 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 30 July 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 27 August 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2631300
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 66421
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 11913
- Income Other
- 761205
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3470839
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £52,228
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,543,268
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3595496
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 276226
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1906735
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 21920087
- Assets Own Use
- 21920087
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -357
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,978,179
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £516,783
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £24,381,126
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 516783
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,023,040
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 24381126
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 24381126
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Durham
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- 11Arches
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-10-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/10/2014 as amended on 19 Mar 2021 as amended on 07 Feb 2025
- Charitable Objects
- 3.6 The Charity is a registered charity as defined under the Charities Act 2011 and the provisions of these Articles, including any references to charity, charitable purpose and public benefit shall be construed accordingly. In the event of any ambiguity the interpretation of these Articles shall be in accordance with the Charity’s status as a registered charity.…4. OBJECTSThe objects of the Charity are specifically restricted to the following exclusively charitable purposes for the public benefit:4.1. To advance education for the public benefit by any or all of the following means:4.1.1. historical and heritage installations, exhibitions, immersive experiences, activities and productions and performing arts projects, including those that celebrate and promote the unique history of Bishop Auckland or England more widely, which increase knowledge, understanding and appreciation of matters of local, regional or national historic interest;4.1.2. conserving, caring for, breeding and raising public awareness of endangered or rare animals, including those of historical or environmental significance to Bishop Auckland or England more widely, and with characteristics worthy of preservation in the interests of public education;4.1.3. providing after-school and training programmes for children and young people that are designed to build skills and self-confidence;4.1.4. such other educational means as the Trustees may think fit from time to time.4.2. To advance community development for the public benefit by the promotion of volunteer programmes that encourage community wide involvement in the Charity’s historical and heritage installations, exhibitions, immersive experiences, activities, productions, its performing arts projects or its other educational activities.This Article 4 may not be amended without the prior written consent of the Commission if it would alter the Charity’s charitable purposes.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 547865
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ELEVEN ARCHES
- Charity Name Id
- 695316
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Kynren
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures