CCEW Charity Commission profile

NORTHERN STAGE (THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS) LIMITED

Registered charity 700055 · organisation 700055

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
28 March 1988
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02187213
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£3,792,912
Latest expenditure
£4,261,773
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: BARRAS BRIDGE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE1 7RH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.northernstage.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Northern Stage is the largest producing theatre company in the North East of England. We offer a wide range of people world-class theatrical experiences through a high-quality programme in Newcastle, an innovative programme of participation activities and touring productions throughout the UK.

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
27 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,792,912
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,261,773
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
30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,775,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,380,293
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
30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,075,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,803,496
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
16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,085,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,516,484
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
10 March 2022
Date Accounts Received
10 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,290,979
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,498,530

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
27 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£3,792,912
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,261,773
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
3883
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 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
12
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
30 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,775,642
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,380,293
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
4565
Income From Government Grants
£25,000
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 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
7
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
30 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,075,969
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,803,496
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
142
Income From Government Grants
£59,543
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 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
0
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
16 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,085,491
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,516,484
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
£4
Income From Government Grants
£54,683
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
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
10 March 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,290,979
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,498,530
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
£13
Income From Government Grants
£442,704
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
1
Count Volunteers
0

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
27 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
6757
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3786155
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3792912
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,261,773
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4261773
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
71329
Expenditure Support Costs
319761
Expenditure Depreciation
352758
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£292,533
Assets Total Fixed
2910024
Assets Own Use
2910024
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£656,574
Assets Total Liabilities
£542,969
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,023,629
Creditors One Year Total Current
542969
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£214,253
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
292533
Funds Restricted
2731096
Funds Total
3023629
Count Employees
88
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
30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
76708
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3698934
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3775642
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,380,293
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4380293
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
61786
Expenditure Support Costs
330202
Expenditure Depreciation
358434
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£420,763
Assets Total Fixed
3245935
Assets Own Use
3245935
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£670,411
Assets Total Liabilities
£423,856
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,492,490
Creditors One Year Total Current
423856
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£185,955
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
420763
Funds Restricted
3071727
Funds Total
3492490
Count Employees
96
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
30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
71924
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3004045
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3075969
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,803,496
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3803496
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
69927
Expenditure Support Costs
294226
Expenditure Depreciation
352680
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£483,368
Assets Total Fixed
3455083
Assets Own Use
3455083
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,036,753
Assets Total Liabilities
£394,695
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,097,141
Creditors One Year Total Current
394695
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£458,982
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
750577
Funds Restricted
3346564
Funds Total
4097141
Count Employees
77
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
16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
120177
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2413781
Income Investments
0
Income Other
551533
Income Total Income And Endowments
3085491
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,056
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,486,428
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3516484
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
38201
Expenditure Support Costs
300245
Expenditure Depreciation
348122
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£502,523
Assets Total Fixed
3741657
Assets Own Use
3741557
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,589,436
Assets Total Liabilities
£506,425
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,824,668
Creditors One Year Total Current
506425
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£956,720
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1102666
Funds Restricted
3722002
Funds Total
4824668
Count Employees
73
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
10 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
517296
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1947420
Income Investments
0
Income Other
826263
Income Total Income And Endowments
3290979
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£60,720
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,437,810
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2498530
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
27643
Expenditure Support Costs
207676
Expenditure Depreciation
350218
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£420,099
Assets Total Fixed
4004840
Assets Own Use
4004740
Assets Long Term Investment
100
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,495,595
Assets Total Liabilities
£244,774
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,255,661
Creditors One Year Total Current
244774
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,159,472
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
766299
Funds Restricted
4489362
Funds Total
5255661
Count Employees
81
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Newcastle Upon Tyne City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Tyne And Wear
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
NORTHERN STAGE (THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS) LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1988-03-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 3 NOVEMBER 1987 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 19 MARCH 1993 AND 29 JUNE 1998. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 6 APRIL 1999.
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF DRAMA, LITERATURE, POETRY , OPERA, MIME, MUSIC, DANCE AND BALLET, WHETHER PRESENTED BY LIVING PERSONS ON THE STAGE OR BY FILMS, BROADCAST, TELEVISION OR OTHER FORMS OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
15652
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
NORTHERN STAGE

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Charity Policy

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