ROYAL COURT LIVERPOOL TRUST LIMITED

Charity number: 1129007
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Royal Court Liverpool Trust was formed in 2008 to safeguard the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool and to engage the local community with the rich heritage of the building and to celebrate its place in the cultural life of the city.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £471,870
Total expenditure: £902,763

Total income includes £83,524 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Liverpool City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 April 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05988546 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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 vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jacqueline Ann Fisher Trustee 30 November 2022
ROYAL COURT LIVERPOOL LTD
Received: On time
Heather Summers Trustee 01 April 2022
None on record
Kevin Edward Dunn Trustee 03 November 2006
None on record
JONATHAN MARK FALKINGHAM Trustee
THE URBAN SPLASH CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED
Charity reporting is overdue by 14 days
LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £1.20m £1.14m £403.43k £331.99k £471.87k
Total expenditure £1.11m £1.07m £696.64k £348.02k £902.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.11m £917.74k N/A N/A £83.52k
Income - Donations and legacies £1.16m £1.01m N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £37.00k £115.19k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £66 £86 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £13.30k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.11m £1.07m N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £5.30k £5.35k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £47 £131 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 2025 29 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 29 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 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 3 NOVEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 19 MARCH 2008 AND 11 MAY 2009

Charitable objects

1 TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING IN PARTICULAR THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE IN LIVERPOOL. 2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. 3 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN DRAMA, OPERA, MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS.

Area of benefit

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

MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Royal Court Theatre
1 Roe Street
Liverpool
L1 1HL
Phone:
01517025892
Email:
ceoadmin@liverpoolsroyalcourt.com
Website:

www.royalcourttrust.org Open in new window