THE FRIENDS OF THE GRAND

Charity Number: 514538
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends of the Grand support the Blackpool Grand Theatre in different ways. They raise funds from subscriptions and social events to finance projects, primarily aimed at enhancing the comfort of our patrons. Over the last 30 years the Friends have contributed in excess of ?1million towards projects including the provision of new toilets, improved disabled access,i.e.chair lift new box office.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £12,643
Total expenditure: £20,316

People

9 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Blackpool
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Cumbria
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 April 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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 does not own and/or lease 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JOHN GRADY Chair
BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
Stephen Austn Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Alec Shuttleworth Trustee 01 May 2025
None on record
Peter Anthony Wilcox Trustee 24 April 2024
None on record
Sally Clare Trustee 24 April 2024
None on record
Mary Walker Treasurer Trustee 26 April 2023
None on record
GERALDINE PORTER Trustee
None on record
CHRISTINE WATKINS Trustee
None on record
Ann Royle Trustee
BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE (ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTS) LIMITED
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £37.24k £16.02k £8.97k £19.52k £12.64k
Total expenditure £28.31k £17.67k £68.26k £308.37k £20.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 October 2024 21 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2023 21 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2022 09 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 17 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2020 01 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020

(These accounts
have been qualified)

01 April 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 19 DECEMBER 1980 AS AMENDED 9 OCTOBER 1983 as amended on 16 Feb 2018 as amended on 26 Apr 2023

Charitable objects

A) TO PROVIDE LINKS BETWEEN THE GRAND THEATRE AND ITS POTENTIAL AUDIENCE. B) TO BUILD UP AN AUDIENCE FOR THE THEATRE AND PUBLICISE ITS SHOWS AND SOCIAL EVENTS. C) TO PROMOTE INTEREST IN THE PERFORMING ARTS D) TO RAISE FUNDS TO ASSIST TE GRAND THEATRE TRUST IN THE OPERATION OF THE THEATRE E) TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEER HELP FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS CONNECTED WITH THE THEATRE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
GRAND THEATRE TRUST LTD
33 CHURCH STREET
BLACKPOOL
FY1 1HT
Phone:
01253743300
Email:
friends@blackpoolgrand.co.uk
Website:

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