01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 September 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01874868
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,972,704
- Latest expenditure
- £3,727,590
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THEATRE BY THE LAKE, LAKE ROAD, KESWICK, CA12 5DJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.theatrebythelake.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of a year-round theatre and performing arts resource for the communities of, and visitors to, Cumbria.Activities include productions and performances created in-house and by others for public consumption, programmes of participatory activity and workshop activity focussed on professional artistic development.
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
- 4 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,972,704
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,727,590
- 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 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,986,940
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,920,209
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,745,344
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,041,268
- 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
- 19 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,678,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,830,406
- 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
- 9 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,269,351
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,478,590
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
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,972,704
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,727,590
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £781,962
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,986,940
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,920,209
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £627,182
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 180
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,745,344
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,041,268
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 627682
- Income From Government Grants
- £627,682
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 180
- 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
- 19 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,678,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,830,406
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £902,881
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 183
- 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
- 9 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £2,269,351
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,478,590
- 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
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,959,948
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 190
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
- 4 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1301101
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 255861
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2107309
- Income Investments
- 26302
- Income Other
- 282131
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3972704
- Income Legacies
- 327000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £83,595
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,643,995
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3727590
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39699
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1047213
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 211232
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £636,303
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4159110
- Assets Own Use
- 4159110
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,881,752
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £576,268
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,464,594
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 576268
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,377,320
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2701619
- Funds Restricted
- 2762975
- Funds Total
- 5464594
- Count Employees
- 29
- 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
- 20 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 913044
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 313233
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1580750
- Income Investments
- 12727
- Income Other
- 167186
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2986940
- Income Legacies
- 211099
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £74,306
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,845,903
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2920209
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37232
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 840220
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 196316
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,038,101
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4160954
- Assets Own Use
- 4160954
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,658,274
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £599,173
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,220,055
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 599173
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,095,523
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2308890
- Funds Restricted
- 2911165
- Funds Total
- 5220055
- Count Employees
- 29
- 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
- 20 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1001808
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 234227
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1211845
- Income Investments
- 1723
- Income Other
- 295741
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2745344
- Income Legacies
- 262749
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £101,495
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,939,773
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3041268
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 31199
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 852690
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 187823
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £835,857
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4288203
- Assets Own Use
- 4288203
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,442,473
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £577,352
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,153,324
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 577352
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £997,486
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2092705
- Funds Restricted
- 3060619
- Funds Total
- 5153324
- Count Employees
- 29
- 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
- 19 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1064866
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 156705
- Income Charitable Activities
- 407815
- Income Investments
- 132
- Income Other
- 48701
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1678219
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £98,877
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,731,529
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1830406
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28390
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 728394
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 185418
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £926,913
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4448708
- Assets Own Use
- 4448708
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,582,053
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £581,513
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,449,248
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 581513
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,401,728
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2203076
- Funds Restricted
- 3246172
- Funds Total
- 5449248
- Count Employees
- 22
- 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
- 9 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 250191
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 52053
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6402
- Income Investments
- 757
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 309403
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £43,880
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,434,710
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1478590
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 850928
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 181465
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £539,003
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4607048
- Assets Own Use
- 4607048
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,433,083
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £438,696
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,601,435
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 438696
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,277,154
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1836490
- Funds Restricted
- 3764945
- Funds Total
- 5601435
- Count Employees
- 33
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CUMBRIA THEATRE TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-09-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 DECEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 20 DECEMBER 1993, 20 DECEMBER 1995, 3 MARCH 2007 AND 4 APRIL 2009 AND BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 JANUARY 2001
- Charitable Objects
- 3 THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED:I) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.II) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF CREATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMMES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE CUMBRIA
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 205206
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CUMBERLAND YOUTH THEATRE
- Charity Name Id
- 205226
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THEATRE BY THE LAKE
- Charity Name Id
- 205212
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- NEW DIRECTIONS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures