BEAR PIT THEATRE LIMITED

Charity number: 1156259
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance public education in the arts and promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation in the arts (in particular visual and performing arts) by providing and managing a theatre and associated facilities in Stratford upon Avon and in the surrounding area for the public benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £88,376
Total expenditure: £90,073

People

7 Trustee(s)

100 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 March 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE BEAR PIT (Working name)
  • BEAR PIT ENTERPRISES LIMITED (Previous name)
  • BEARPIT THEATRE LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Waseem Mahmood OBE Chair 11 December 2023
ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM
Received: On time
Dr Andrew James Fincham Trustee 11 December 2023
SIBFORD SCHOOL
Received: 65 days late
QUAKER TAPESTRY LIMITED
Received: On time
DAVID DERRINGTON Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
DOMINIC SKINNER Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Fiona Robson Trustee 11 December 2023
None on record
Roger Ganner Trustee 12 December 2017
None on record
SIMON ALLEN Trustee 21 September 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £85.66k £24.79k £29.23k £78.19k £88.38k
Total expenditure £88.09k £26.41k £48.81k £76.79k £90.07k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 December 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 December 2020 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 DEC 2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/11/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/03/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND TO PROMOTE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION IN THE ARTS (IN PARTICULAR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS) BY PROVIDING AND MANAGING A THEATRE AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES IN STRATFORD UPON AVON AND IN THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Contact information

Address:
The Bear Pit Theatre
The United Reformed Church
Rother Street
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Warwickshire
CV37 6LU
Phone:
01608682844
Email:
info@thebearpit.org.uk
Website:

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