Registered charity · Northampton
The Northampton Theatres Trust Limited
- 13 trustees
- Income £10m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Simon AntrobusChair · since 2021
- Amy Belson-ReadTrustee · since 2026
- Charles Richard Joseph HaynesTrustee · since 2026
- Charlotte Emma FordyceTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Marcella DayeTrustee · since 2026
- Jamal AlwahabiTrustee · since 2021
- James Carl SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Jane Margaret BunceTrustee · since 2020
- Katherine Elizabeth WilliamsTrustee · since 2023
- Paul JacksonTrustee · since 2023
- Robin Webber-JonesTrustee · since 2023
- Sarah BrinkleyTrustee · since 2025
- Scott DesboroughTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Northamptonshire
- Website
- www.royalandderngate.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Northampton Theatres Trust Limited
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£10m£12m
- 2024£9.4m£11m
- 2023£9.7m£11m
Earlier years
- 2022£8.7m£8.8m
- 2021£5.1m£4.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 12%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE TRUST'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROVIDE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE WHICH WILL ENLIGHTEN, ENTERTAIN, EDUCATE AND STIMULATE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHAMPTON AND THE EAST MIDLANDS BY:2.1 PROVIDING A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT WHETHER ON THE PREMISES BELONGING TO THE TRUST AT GUILDHALL ROAD, NORTHAMPTON ("THE CENTRE") OR ELSEWHERE; AND2.2 PROVIDING AN EXTENSIVE INTERLINKED INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMME AT THE CENTRE OR ELSEWHERE; AND2.3 OPERATING THE CENTRE AS A PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE SPACE; AND2.4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE DIRECTORS THINK FIT.
Grants received
15 grants · £3,863,079 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 Heritage Fund · £2,444,600 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £1,297,479 (2 grants)
- Backstage Trust · £50,000
- Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation · £45,000
- Northamptonshire Community Foundation · £26,000 (8 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Simon Antrobus Chair since 2021
- Amy Belson-Read since 2026
- Charles Richard Joseph Haynes since 2026
- Charlotte Emma Fordyce since 2023
- Dr Marcella Daye since 2026
- Jamal Alwahabi since 2021
- James Carl Smith since 2025
- Jane Margaret Bunce since 2020
- Katherine Elizabeth Williams since 2023
- Paul Jackson since 2023
- Robin Webber-Jones since 2023
- Sarah Brinkley since 2025
- Scott Desborough since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Charles Richard Joseph Haynes since 2026
- Charlotte Emma Fordyce since 2023
- James Carl Smith since 2025
- Jane Margaret Bunce since 2020
- Katherine Elizabeth Williams since 2023
- Paul Jackson since 2023
- Robin Webber-Jones since 2023
Portfolio (6)
- Simon Antrobus Chair since 2021
- Amy Belson-Read since 2026
- Dr Marcella Daye since 2026
- Jamal Alwahabi since 2021
- Sarah Brinkley since 2025
- Scott Desborough since 2025
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
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075741
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30/09/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/04/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/01/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/05/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/05/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 03/05/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 03640915 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01604 655744 · box.office@royalandderngate.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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