BLACKBURN EMPIRE THEATRE LTD

Charity number: 508435
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity is a local theatre providing cultural entertainment and education to the people of Blackburn and its surrounding areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £462,203
Total expenditure: £405,281

People

7 Trustee(s)

74 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
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
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackburn With Darwen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 February 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THWAITES THEATRE (Working name)
  • BLACKBURN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THWAITES EMPIRE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kyle Stephen Lawrenson Trustee 20 September 2023
None on record
Mark Sears Trustee 09 June 2023
None on record
John Anson Trustee 05 November 2013
None on record
JAMES MACKIE HADDOW Trustee
None on record
HOWARD ANTHONY JONES Trustee
None on record
JOHN JACKSON Trustee
None on record
LINDA MARY BERRY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £335.65k £229.38k £254.88k £387.58k £462.20k
Total expenditure £334.01k £202.82k £287.95k £309.14k £405.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £15.87k £36.97k 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 December 2023 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 31 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 April 2024 169 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 April 2024 169 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 06 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 06 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 17 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 17 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 04 June 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 04 June 2020 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 INCORPORATED 26 JAN 1979 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 MAR 1980 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 JAN 2004 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05 APR 2018

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE. MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, ASSIST AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DESIGN, DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREOF.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
AQUEDUCT ROAD
EWOOD
BLACKBURN
BB2 4HT
Phone:
01254685500
Email:
berryadvice@hotmail.com
Website:

www.thwaitesempiretheatre.co.uk Open in new window