CCEW Charity Commission profile

BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED

Registered charity 900280 · organisation 900280

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
30 January 1990
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02430025
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£2,783,418
Latest expenditure
£3,611,373
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, 1-2 Downside Road, BRISTOL, BS8 2XF

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of education and training for actors and technical skills for the media industry.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 May 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,783,418
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,611,373
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received
30 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,853,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,946,056
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
24 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
24 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,284,982
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,975,387
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,669,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,341,847
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
5 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
5 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,020,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,939,658

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
28 May 2026
Total Gross Income
£2,783,418
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,611,373
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
30 July 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,853,456
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,946,056
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
24 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,284,982
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,975,387
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£253,379
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
31 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,669,192
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,341,847
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
£5
Income From Government Grants
£900,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
5 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,020,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,939,658
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
£7
Income From Government Grants
£830,678
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
28 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
140811
Income Other Trading Activities
3981
Income Charitable Activities
2612407
Income Investments
26219
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2783418
Income Legacies
11903
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£330
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,611,043
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3611373
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
146564
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
53769
Gain Loss Investment
20572
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,849,426
Assets Total Fixed
4930600
Assets Own Use
4445365
Assets Long Term Investment
485235
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,817,820
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,323,257
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,425,163
Creditors One Year Total Current
560757
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
762500
Assets Cash
£1,764,390
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3849426
Funds Restricted
1575737
Funds Total
5425163
Count Employees
44
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
30 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
201293
Income Other Trading Activities
4138
Income Charitable Activities
2602831
Income Investments
45194
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2853456
Income Legacies
120000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£778
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,945,278
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3946056
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
78808
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
73280
Gain Loss Investment
47956
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
422688
Reserves
£4,677,390
Assets Total Fixed
4991070
Assets Own Use
4515886
Assets Long Term Investment
475184
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,865,609
Assets Total Liabilities
£624,131
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,232,548
Creditors One Year Total Current
561631
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
62500
Assets Cash
£1,837,960
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4677390
Funds Restricted
1555158
Funds Total
6232548
Count Employees
48
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
24 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
289467
Income Other Trading Activities
2138
Income Charitable Activities
2935022
Income Investments
58355
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3284982
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,440
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,969,777
Expenditure Other
170
Expenditure Total
3975387
Expenditure Investment Management
5224
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
123632
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
97837
Gain Loss Investment
-7895
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,298,353
Assets Total Fixed
6407704
Assets Own Use
5511178
Assets Long Term Investment
896526
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,065,124
Assets Total Liabilities
£618,324
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,854,504
Creditors One Year Total Current
505824
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
112500
Assets Cash
£963,491
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5298353
Funds Restricted
1556151
Funds Total
6854504
Count Employees
45
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
31 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
947706
Income Other Trading Activities
8099
Income Charitable Activities
2663150
Income Investments
50237
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3669192
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,552
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,335,597
Expenditure Other
698
Expenditure Total
3341847
Expenditure Investment Management
5336
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
55728
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
105795
Gain Loss Investment
7689
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,338,384
Assets Total Fixed
6516486
Assets Own Use
5606841
Assets Long Term Investment
909645
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,687,524
Assets Total Liabilities
£651,206
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,552,804
Creditors One Year Total Current
485652
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
165554
Assets Cash
£1,637,796
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5338384
Funds Restricted
2214420
Funds Total
7552804
Count Employees
41
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
5 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
898142
Income Other Trading Activities
39792
Income Charitable Activities
2071647
Income Investments
10537
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3020118
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£5,300
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,931,781
Expenditure Other
2577
Expenditure Total
2939658
Expenditure Investment Management
5084
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
36417
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
110951
Gain Loss Investment
95883
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,974,772
Assets Total Fixed
6598974
Assets Own Use
5691682
Assets Long Term Investment
907292
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,573,423
Assets Total Liabilities
£954,626
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,217,771
Creditors One Year Total Current
672762
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
281864
Assets Cash
£1,525,835
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4974773
Funds Restricted
2242998
Funds Total
7217771
Count Employees
34
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bristol City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BRISTOL OLD VIC THEATRE SCHOOL LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1990-01-30T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6TH OCTOBER 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 18TH DECEMBER 1989 AND 3 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 22 Nov 2021
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY OPERATING A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT OT FURTHER THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF ACTORS, ACTRESS, STAGE MANAGERS, CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, SOUND TECHNICIANS, COSTUME DESIGNERS, PROPERTY MAKERS AND DIRECTORS AND BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
39251
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BOVTS

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures