The Duke'S Playhouse Limited

Registered charity 501935 Registered since 1973

Operates: Lancashire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

1.7y median 1y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

5.2y

average years in governance

8 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8Disability 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 7Education 5Business services 1

Boards that share trustees

James Bond/Henry Welch Trust 1 shared trustee

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James Bond/Henry Welch Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.dukeslancaster.org
Email	ask@dukeslancaster.org
Phone	01524 598500
Address	THE DUKES, MOOR LANE, LANCASTER, LA1 1QE

Finances

£1,713,240 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,036,257	£823,888
2022	£1,471,052	£1,365,135
2023	£1,676,807	£1,661,859
2024	£1,785,859	£1,833,491
2025	£1,713,240	£1,884,601

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF DRAMA, LITERATURE, POETRY, OPERA, MIME, MUSIC AND BALLET WHETHER PRESENTED BY LIVING PERSONS ON THE STAGE OR BY FILMS, BROADCAST, TELEVISION OR OTHER FORMS OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 OCTOBER 1972 AS AMENDED 19 MARCH 1973, 21 JANUARY 1999, 11 JULY 2005 AND 12 FEBRUARY 2007.

Trustees (9)

9trustees

57median age

1aged 70+

William Patrick Bancroftage 65 Chair since 2025
Anna Sandra Thornberry since 2023
Coralie Rogers since 2025
Georgia Murphyage 37 since 2022
Laura Anne Rodwellage 40 since 2025
Michelle Collinsage 58 since 2022
Professor Dale Townshendage 55 since 2025
Stephanie Claire Weber since 2026
Zoe Karen Hammond since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

Dukes Play House Limited (the) · 01077517 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 19/10/1972

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

James Bond/Henry Welch Trust 1 shared trustee

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