Pilot Theatre Limited

Registered charity 1003677 Registered since 1991

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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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

6.2y median 5.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

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

10.7y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (12)

Portfolio (1)

John Roger Wilkinson since 2020

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Economic/community Development/employment 13Education/training 13

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 21Other services 2Hospitality 1

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

incomespending£786k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

5.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 10.0 in 2021

9 from 19 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Middle Child Theatre Limited 1 shared trustee
Scarborough Theatre Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Dawlish Gardens Trust Similar size; both Community development
Nottinghamshire Deaf Society Similar size; both Community development
Trinity Activities Similar size; both Community development
Church Action on Poverty Limited Similar size; both Community development

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.pilot-theatre.com
Email	info@pilot-theatre.com
Phone	01904635755
Address	PRODUCTION OFFICE, The Guildhall, Coney Street, YORK, YO1 9QL

Finances

£785,613 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£558,105	£493,925
2022	£950,216	£666,917
2023	£1,394,027	£1,581,990
2024	£793,976	£836,886
2025	£785,613	£864,347

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

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.

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

Trustees (13)

13trustees

47median age

1aged 70+

Thomas Richard Wrightage band 35-39 Chair since 2021
Amanda Smithage band 65-69 since 2016
Bethany Louise Stevensage band 25-29 since 2024
Catherine Elizabeth Dartschage band 35-39 since 2021
David Collinsage band 45-49 since 2020
Esther Richardsonage band 50-54 since 2016
Gareth William Burrowage band 50-54 since 2021
John Roger Wilkinsonage band 40-44 since 2020
Stephen Masonage band 75-79
Shannon Elise Davidage band 30-34 since 2025
Sophie Florence Buckleyage band 50-54 since 2015
Tracy Mosleyage band 60-64 since 2013
Victoria Jayne Blakey-Archerage band 40-44 since 2025

Linked company (Companies House)

Pilot Theatre Limited · 01956167 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 08/11/1985

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Middle Child Theatre Limited 1 shared trustee
Scarborough Theatre Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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