PENTABUS ARTS LIMITED

Charity number: 287909
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Pentabus is a contemporary theatre company, producing original plays about the rural world for local and national audiences. Based on a farm in Shropshire, we make a real commitment to the creative health of the countryside, encouraging artists to draw from it and urging communities to participate in it.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £418,458
Total expenditure: £362,685

Total income includes £190,779 from 1 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 January 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PENTABUS THEATRE (Working name)
Company number:
01747169 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Marianne Phoebe Elliott Trustee 01 April 2025
None on record
Jacoba Kebe Williams Trustee 04 April 2024
None on record
Anne Helene Juliette Biosse-Duplan Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Nuala Mary O'Kane Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Joel Peter Edward Hall BA, MMUS Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Isabel Frances Margaret Culliss Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Kieran Michael O'Flaherty Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Michelle Ann Brown Trustee 01 April 2024
None on record
Francesca Helen Spickernell Trustee 01 May 2023
None on record
Emma Dennis-Edwards Trustee 05 May 2021
None on record
Madeleine Frances Bedford Trustee 07 February 2018
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 £344.31k £251.87k £397.97k £381.31k £418.46k
Total expenditure £332.00k £205.84k £415.55k £336.85k £362.69k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £188.63k £199.08k £196.00k £190.78k £190.78k

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 16 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 January 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19TH JULY 1983 as amended on 15 Feb 2023 as amended on 15 Feb 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Pentabus
c/o Ludlow Assembly Rooms
1 Mill Street
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1AZ
Phone:
01584 873229
Email:
info@pentabus.co.uk
Website:

www.pentabus.co.uk Open in new window