NEW VENTURE PRODUCTIONS

Charity number: 268607
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A Community Theatre, committed not only to achieving the highest standards on stage, but also to cultivating original work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2025

Total income: £117,471
Total expenditure: £123,808

People

10 Trustee(s)

23 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Brighton And Hove

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • NEW VENTURE THEATRE (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ayshen Irfan Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Charlotte Kate Sommers Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
John Christopher Wilson Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Sabrina Giles Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Teresa Mary Barry Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Natalie Olivia Sacks-Hammond Trustee 21 November 2025
None on record
Katie Brownings Trustee 18 November 2020
None on record
Alison McMillan Puri Trustee 18 November 2020
None on record
Peter Meekings Trustee 05 January 2019
None on record
IAN BLACK Trustee 30 October 2007
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024 31/08/2025
Total gross income £34.41k £80.93k £96.36k £109.43k £117.47k
Total expenditure £38.28k £68.39k £90.92k £89.33k £123.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £21.00k N/A N/A £1.44k 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 August 2025 25 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2025 25 November 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2024 05 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 05 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 29 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 29 November 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 22 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 22 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 01 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 01 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 05/10/1973 AS AMENDED ON 16/10/2007 AS AMENDED ON 17/11/2010 AS AMENDED ON 02/11/2011 as amended on 21 Oct 2017 as amended on 18 Nov 2020 as amended on 18 Nov 2022 as amended on 22 Nov 2024 as amended on 22 Nov 2024 as amended on 21 Nov 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN SAID ARTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
NEW VENTURE THEATRE
BEDFORD PLACE
BRIGHTON
BN1 2PT
Phone:
01273808353
Email:
info@newventure.org.uk
Website:

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