Registered charity · York
Pilot Theatre Limited
Pilot Theatre Limited is a registered charity (number 1003677) based in York, governed by 13 trustees and chaired by Thomas Richard Wright since 2021. Latest income £786k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Pilot Theatre Company (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £786k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Thomas Richard WrightChair · since 2021
- Amanda SmithTrustee · since 2016
- Bethany Louise StevensTrustee · since 2024
- Catherine Elizabeth DartschTrustee · since 2021
- David CollinsTrustee · since 2020
- Esther RichardsonTrustee · since 2016
- Gareth William BurrowTrustee · since 2021
- John Roger WilkinsonTrustee · since 2020
- Shannon Elise DavidTrustee · since 2025
- Sophie Florence BuckleyTrustee · since 2015
- Stephen MasonTrustee
- Tracy MosleyTrustee · since 2013
- Victoria Jayne Blakey-ArcherTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.pilot-theatre.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Pilot Theatre Limited
- Registered
- 1991
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£786k£864k
- 2024£794k£837k
- 2023£1.4m£1.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£950k£667k
- 2021£558k£494k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 61%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREOF.
Grants received
4 grants · £685,714 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £671,574 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £14,140 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
13 trustees on the board
- Thomas Richard Wright Chair since 2021
- Amanda Smith since 2016
- Bethany Louise Stevens since 2024
- Catherine Elizabeth Dartsch since 2021
- David Collins since 2020
- Esther Richardson since 2016
- Gareth William Burrow since 2021
- John Roger Wilkinson since 2020
- Stephen Mason
- Shannon Elise David since 2025
- Sophie Florence Buckley since 2015
- Tracy Mosley since 2013
- Victoria Jayne Blakey-Archer since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Amanda Smith since 2016
- David Collins since 2020
- Esther Richardson since 2016
- John Roger Wilkinson since 2020
- Sophie Florence Buckley since 2015
- Tracy Mosley since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Thomas Richard Wright Chair since 2021
- Amanda Smith since 2016
- Bethany Louise Stevens since 2024
- Catherine Elizabeth Dartsch since 2021
- David Collins since 2020
- Esther Richardson since 2016
- Gareth William Burrow since 2021
- Stephen Mason
- Shannon Elise David since 2025
- Sophie Florence Buckley since 2015
- Tracy Mosley since 2013
- Victoria Jayne Blakey-Archer since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- John Roger Wilkinson since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 10.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1003677
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/11/1985AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/06/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/06/1991AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/11/2013
- Companies House
- Company number 01956167 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01904635755 · info@pilot-theatre.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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