BURNLEY EMPIRE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 27 January 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11709561
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £11,916
Latest expenditure: £19,640
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1st FLOOR, BLOCK C, BURNLEY WHARF, MANCHESTER ROAD, BURNLEY

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.burnleyempiretrust.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

A) TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF BURNLEY IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE, AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE BUILDING KNOWN AS BURNLEY EMPIRE THEATRE SITUATED IN COW LANE, BURNLEY, AND ITS ENVIRONS, AND ITS HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES;

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,640

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,040

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,027
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,340

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £189,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,767

Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,150

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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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £11,916
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,640
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £11,271
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £61,800
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,040
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £189,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,767
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £47,951
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,150
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BURNLEY EMPIRE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2020-01-27T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 AUG 2019
Charitable Objects: (A) TO PROTECT, PRESERVE AND RESTORE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWNSPEOPLE OF BURNLEY IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE, AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, THE BUILDING KNOWN AS BURNLEY EMPIRE THEATRE SITUATED IN COW LANE, BURNLEY, AND ITS ENVIRONS, AND ITS HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES; (B) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, ASSIST AND ADVANCE PUBLIC ACCESS, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE ARTS INCLUDING Û BUT NOT LIMITED TO Û DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, DRAMA, POETRY, THE SPOKEN WORD, LITERATURE, MIME, OPERA, MUSIC, DANCE, SINGING, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CINEMATOGRAPHY;(C) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF BURNLEY AND ITS ENVIRONS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures