01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 25 April 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £667,288
- Latest expenditure
- £585,001
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: LANCASTER GRAND THEATRE, St Leonardgate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL
Website recorded by the regulator: lancastergrand.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Lancaster Footlights is a thriving amateur drama group which is based at Lancaster Grand Theatre. They first started performing in the 1920's and purchased the Grand in 1951 to save it from demolition. Over the years the theatre has been progressively restored and it is now regularly used by many community groups and a wide range of professional acts.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £667,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £585,001
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £589,707
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £470,028
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £540,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £383,490
- Fin Period Start Date
- 25 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £400
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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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £667,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £585,001
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 125
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £589,707
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £470,028
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £540,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £383,490
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 213
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 25 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £400
- 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
- 187
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 20 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1571
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 472070
- Income Charitable Activities
- 143017
- Income Investments
- 50630
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 667288
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £473,967
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £111,034
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 585001
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22645
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,091,176
- Assets Total Fixed
- 339373
- Assets Own Use
- 339373
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,349,039
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £597,236
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,091,176
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 597236
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,242,521
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1091176
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1091176
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3199
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 425588
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 31259
- Income Other
- 129661
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 589707
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £371,600
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £98,428
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 470028
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 1668
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11476
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 353835
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11644
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,008,889
- Assets Total Fixed
- 176006
- Assets Own Use
- 176006
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,329,840
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £496,957
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,008,889
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 496957
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,241,826
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1008889
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1008889
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14388
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 402676
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 85
- Income Other
- 123609
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 540758
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £288,975
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £94,515
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 383490
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 330
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8748
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 276179
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5873
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £889,209
- Assets Total Fixed
- 117821
- Assets Own Use
- 117821
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,271,062
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £499,674
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £889,209
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 499674
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,062,884
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 889209
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 889209
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LANCASTER FOOTLIGHTS & GRAND THEATRE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-25T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Apr 2022 as amended on 05 Aug 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 1. TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY:-• THE PRODUCTION, PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND THE PRODUCTION, STAGING OR STREAMING OF PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, BROADCASTS, WORKSHOPS (INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS) AND MASTERCLASSES IN ALL TYPES OF DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ARTS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO) THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DRAMATIC AUTHORSHIP, OPERA, OPERETTA, MIME, DANCING, SINGING, MUSIC, COMEDY, PUPPETRY;• THE GIVING OF LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS AND/OR THE SHOWING OF FILMS WHETHER ON ANY PREMISES OWNED BY THE CIO OR ELSEWHERE AS ARE CONDUCIVE TO THE PROMOTION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE OR TO THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS; AND• ENABLING THE THEATRE TO BE USED BY OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHERS FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DRAMA, MUSIC AND / OR DANCE PRODUCTIONS AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF PERFORMING ARTS. 2. TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT (INCLUDING UNDERTAKING SUITABLE ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS TO) THE BUILDING KNOWN AS LANCASTER GRAND THEATRE AND ITS ATTACHED COTTAGES AS A COMMUNITY ASSET AND ANY OTHER LAND AND BUILDINGS WHICH THE CIO MAY AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE PURCHASE OR LEASE PROVIDED THAT THIS ACTION EITHER MEETS THE CRITERIA OF BEING WORTHY OF PRESERVATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHARITY LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES OR IS IN FURTHERANCE OR FACILITATION OF OR ANCILLARY TO THE BETTER AND IMPROVED USE OF THE THEATRE FOR THE PURPOSES OF OBJECT 1.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures