Registered charity · Ellesmere Port
Theatre Porto
Theatre Porto is a registered charity (number 1042968) based in Ellesmere Port, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Janet Jane Dunn since 2021. Latest income £572k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £572k (2025)
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Network
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Who leads it
- Janet Jane DunnChair · since 2021
- Anna BarkerTrustee · since 2025
- Charlotte HealeyTrustee · since 2026
- Christina Mary LydonTrustee · since 2023
- Clive Frederick MarshallTrustee · since 2023
- Jennifer Lauren WalkerTrustee · since 2024
- Karen O'NeillTrustee · since 2023
- Keith Brian JonesTrustee · since 2021
- Lillian WatsonTrustee · since 2026
- Michael Bonsall-RedstonTrustee · since 2021
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
- Where
- Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester
- Website
- www.theatreporto.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Theatre Porto LTD
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£572k£547k
- 2024£477k£517k
- 2023£592k£510k
Earlier years
- 2022£594k£388k
- 2021£450k£293k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 29%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.
Grants received
21 grants · £794,039 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £255,797 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £245,834 (2 grants)
- Westminster Foundation · £190,348 (11 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £56,600
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
Most recent
- 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Janet Jane Dunn Chair since 2021
- Anna Barker since 2025
- Charlotte Healey since 2026
- Christina Mary Lydon since 2023
- Clive Frederick Marshall since 2023
- Jennifer Lauren Walker since 2024
- Karen O'Neill since 2023
- Keith Brian Jones since 2021
- Lillian Watson since 2026
- Michael Bonsall-Redston since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Anna Barker since 2025
- Charlotte Healey since 2026
- Christina Mary Lydon since 2023
- Clive Frederick Marshall since 2023
- Jennifer Lauren Walker since 2024
- Karen O'Neill since 2023
- Keith Brian Jones since 2021
- Lillian Watson since 2026
- Michael Bonsall-Redston since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Janet Jane Dunn Chair since 2021
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
2.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1042968
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH JULY 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MARCH 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/02/2016 as amended on 15 Nov 2018 as amended on 08 Aug 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 02408067 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01513572120 · info@theatreporto.org
- 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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