Sadler's Wells Foundation LTD

Registered charity 1150844 Registered since 2013

Operates: Islington

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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.

8 trustees on the board

Andrew Lerpiniere since 2019
Fiona Corcoran since 2025
Jennifer Mary Beningfield since 2023
Melissa Jones since 2026
Nigel Higgins since 2017
Paul Williams since 2015
Robert Glick since 2019
Roger Spence since 2016

6y median 7y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Andrew Lerpiniere since 2019
Nigel Higgins since 2017
Paul Williams since 2015
Robert Glick since 2019
Roger Spence since 2016

14.3y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Andrew Lerpiniere since 2019
Fiona Corcoran since 2025
Jennifer Mary Beningfield since 2023
Melissa Jones since 2026
Paul Williams since 2015
Roger Spence since 2016

Portfolio (2)

Nigel Higgins since 2017
Robert Glick since 2019

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 8Education/training 1

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

Property 50Arts and leisure 19Finance 7

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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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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

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incomespending£1.6m latest income · income exceeded spending 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.

14.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 35.8 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

Regent's Park Theatre Limited 1 shared trustee
Sadler's Wells Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Spike Island Artspace Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Rothschild Archive Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Bishopsgate Foundation Similar size; both Arts and culture

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.sadlerswells.com
Email	artisticdirector@sadlerswells.com
Phone	02078638034
Address	SADLERS WELLS THEATRE, ROSEBERY AVENUE, LONDON, EC1R 4TN

Finances

£1,572,806 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£401	£264,650
2022	£1,187,033	£370,956
2023	£334,525	£220,038
2024	£1,501,367	£180,332
2025	£1,572,806	£921,210

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE COMPANY IS TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE COMPANY IN OR TOWARDS DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF PROVIDING PERFORMANCES AT SADLER'S WELL'S THEATRES OF DRAMA,OPERA,CONCERTS,RECITALS,CINEMA,EXHIBITIONS OR OTHER ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES FOR THE RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF POOR PERSONS

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 DEC 2012

Trustees (8)

8trustees

58median age

1aged 70+

Andrew Lerpiniereage band 55-59 since 2019
Fiona Corcoranage band 45-49 since 2025
Jennifer Mary Beningfieldage band 55-59 since 2023
Melissa Jonesage band 35-39 since 2026
Nigel Higginsage band 65-69 since 2017
Paul Williamsage band 65-69 since 2015
Robert Glickage band 60-64 since 2019
Roger Spenceage band 75-79 since 2016

Linked company (Companies House)

Sadler's Wells Foundation Limited · 08338605 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 20/12/2012

1 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (2)

Sadler's Wells Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
Regent's Park Theatre Limited 1 shared trustee

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