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Registered charity · Lincoln

Zest Theatre

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £332k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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
Throughout England
Website
www.zesttheatre.com (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Zest Theatre
Registered
2011

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£332k£357k
  • 2025£366k£307k
  • 2024£325k£291k
Earlier years
  • 2023£152k£165k
  • 2022£146k£138k

Income trend, 2022 to 2026.

Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 15%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

(1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS.(3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART BY THE PUTTING ON OF PERFORMANCES.

Grants received

6 grants · £241,500 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.

Top funders

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £180,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £32,000
  • Garfield Weston Foundation · £24,500 (3 grants)
  • The Fore · £5,000

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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

2.4y median 3y
average tenure
5y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
5.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

9
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 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 9Business services 1Dormant 1

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.

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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£366k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
65%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1144299
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/08/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25/08/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/10/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/10/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/02/2016
Companies House
Company number 07747048 · Active
Contact on the register
01522569590 · hello@zesttheatre.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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