Registered charity · Coventry
The Albany Theatre Trust
The Albany Theatre Trust is a registered charity (number 1151595) based in Coventry, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by David Meredith since 2013. Latest income £849k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Albany Theatre (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £849k (2025)
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Who leads it
- David MeredithChair · since 2013
- Andrew Ian HardyTrustee · since 2013
- Anthony Clive Benfield GcstjTrustee · since 2014
- Carol Denise ThomasTrustee · since 2022
- Caroline Francesca GibbonsTrustee · since 2026
- Julie Ashby-EllisTrustee · since 2026
- Laurence MooreTrustee · since 2013
- Sarah Catherine JordanTrustee · since 2019
- Sherril Judith Ann DonaldsonTrustee · since 2025
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
- Coventry City
- Website
- www.albanytheatre.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Albany Theatre Trust
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£849k£990k
- 2024£2.9m£903k
- 2023£1.4m£865k
Earlier years
- 2022£1.1m£637k
- 2021£515k£444k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC.
Grants received
4 grants · £738,158 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
- Maudsley Charity · £528,408 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £200,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,750
Most recent
- 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.
9 trustees on the board
- David Meredith Chair since 2013
- Anthony Clive Benfield Gcstj since 2014
- Andrew Ian Hardy since 2013
- Carol Denise Thomas since 2022
- Caroline Francesca Gibbons since 2026
- Julie Ashby-Ellis since 2026
- Laurence Moore since 2013
- Sarah Catherine Jordan since 2019
- Sherril Judith Ann Donaldson since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- David Meredith Chair since 2013
- Anthony Clive Benfield Gcstj since 2014
- Andrew Ian Hardy since 2013
- Laurence Moore since 2013
- Sarah Catherine Jordan since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- David Meredith Chair since 2013
- Andrew Ian Hardy since 2013
- Carol Denise Thomas since 2022
- Caroline Francesca Gibbons since 2026
- Laurence Moore since 2013
- Sarah Catherine Jordan since 2019
- Sherril Judith Ann Donaldson since 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Anthony Clive Benfield Gcstj since 2014
- Julie Ashby-Ellis since 2026
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
4.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1151595
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 30 JAN 2012 as amended on 20 Jun 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 07929154 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02476 016 222 · info@albanytheatre.co.uk
- 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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