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Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne

Open Clasp Theatre Company

Open Clasp Theatre Company is a registered charity (number 1108000) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Jacqueline Kell since 2022. Latest income £362k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Open Clasp (Charity Commission)

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £362k (2026)
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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
Website
www.openclasp.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Open Clasp Theatre Company
Registered
2005

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£362k£306k
  • 2025£396k£366k
  • 2024£397k£473k
Earlier years
  • 2023£375k£362k
  • 2022£385k£324k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 6%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY BY ENCOURAGING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO OFFER OTHER ARTS EXPERIENCES WHICH ASSIST IN DEVELOPING SELF AND SOCIAL AWARENESS, SELF CONFIDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN (INCLUDING YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN 12 AND 18 YEARS OF AGE) WHO LIVE IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS THAT DENY COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO, AND PARTICIPATION IN, THE "LIVE ARTS"..

Grants received

28 grants · £801,353 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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

2.6y median 2y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

10
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 10Economic/community Development/employment 10Education/training 10

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 12Other services 2Professional services 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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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£396k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1108000
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 MAY 2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 31 JANUARY 2005.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 JUN 2016 as amended on 15 Oct 2020
Companies House
Company number 05137687 · Active
Contact on the register
01912724063 · info@openclasp.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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