Registered charity · London
The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
- 18 trustees
- Income £4.0m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Dawn Elizabeth AireyChair · since 2012
- Daniel Frederick YorkTrustee · since 2020
- David HockleyTrustee · since 2012
- Dr Simon StockillTrustee
- Graham Clive EltonTrustee · since 2019
- Janet Michell Ellis MBETrustee
- Jessica Hung Han YunTrustee · since 2020
- John Edward CappsTrustee
- Jonathan Maitland MooreTrustee · since 2018
- Josephine CluerTrustee · since 2025
- Mary FitzpatrickTrustee
- Oluwatobi Gladys Ama KyerematengTrustee · since 2020
- Prasanna PuwanarajahTrustee · since 2012
- Simon DaviesTrustee
- Sri Krishnan Guru-MurthyTrustee · since 2026
- Stephen Martin WhiteheadTrustee · since 2023
- Sue VertueTrustee · since 2025
- Sylvia Darkwa-OhemengTrustee · since 2020
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
- Throughout England, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Northern Ireland and more
- Website
- www.nyt.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain
- Registered
- 1961
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4.0m£3.9m
- 2024£3.5m£4.1m
- 2023£3.5m£3.8m
Earlier years
- 2022£4.9m£3.6m
- 2021£5.7m£2.1m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 15%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY THAT OF YOUNG PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 25 YEARS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF DRAMA, MUSIC AND THE SPOKEN WORD AND THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE BRITISH DRAMATIC HERITAGE.
Grants received
34 grants · £5,239,125 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 Community Fund · £2,670,514 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £841,679 (10 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £490,000
- Greater London Authority · £247,809
- Henry Smith Foundation · £180,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- Greater London Authority
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.
18 trustees on the board
- Dawn Elizabeth Airey Chair since 2012
- David Hockley since 2012
- Daniel Frederick York since 2020
- Dr Simon Stockill
- Graham Clive Elton since 2019
- John Edward Capps
- Janet Michell Ellis MBE
- Jessica Hung Han Yun since 2020
- Jonathan Maitland Moore since 2018
- Josephine Cluer since 2025
- Mary Fitzpatrick
- Oluwatobi Gladys Ama Kyeremateng since 2020
- Prasanna Puwanarajah since 2012
- Simon Davies
- Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng since 2020
- Sri Krishnan Guru-Murthy since 2026
- Stephen Martin Whitehead since 2023
- Sue Vertue since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Dawn Elizabeth Airey Chair since 2012
- David Hockley since 2012
- Graham Clive Elton since 2019
- Jonathan Maitland Moore since 2018
- Prasanna Puwanarajah since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Dawn Elizabeth Airey Chair since 2012
- David Hockley since 2012
- Daniel Frederick York since 2020
- Dr Simon Stockill
- John Edward Capps
- Jessica Hung Han Yun since 2020
- Jonathan Maitland Moore since 2018
- Josephine Cluer since 2025
- Mary Fitzpatrick
- Oluwatobi Gladys Ama Kyeremateng since 2020
- Prasanna Puwanarajah since 2012
- Simon Davies
- Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng since 2020
- Stephen Martin Whitehead since 2023
- Sue Vertue since 2025
Portfolio (3)
- Graham Clive Elton since 2019
- Janet Michell Ellis MBE
- Sri Krishnan Guru-Murthy 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
2.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 6.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 306075
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/07/1961AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/02/1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/11/1977AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/08/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 00699114 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02036967066 · info@nyt.org.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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