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Registered charity · Derbyshire

High Peak Theatre Trust Limited

High Peak Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 507354) based in Derbyshire, governed by 9 trustees and chaired by Professor Judith Simons since 2018. Latest income £3.7m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Buxton Opera House (Charity Commission)

5. The charity's objects are, for the public benefit: 5.1 The advancement of the arts and culture, including drama, ballet, opera, music, singing and literature, at venues operated by the Trust (including Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre)...

  • 9 trustees
  • Income £3.7m (2025)
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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, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Derbyshire
Website
buxtonoperahouse.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
High Peak Theatre Trust Limited
Registered
1978

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£3.7m£3.0m
  • 2024£3.4m£2.9m
  • 2023£2.7m£2.6m
Earlier years
  • 2022£2.3m£2.2m
  • 2021£1.2m£1.2m

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

5. The charity's objects are, for the public benefit: 5.1 The advancement of the arts and culture, including drama, ballet, opera, music, singing and literature, at venues operated by the Trust (including Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre) whilst respecting the heritage and architectural significance of the venues. 5.2 The advancement of arts and cultural education for the local community in Buxton and surrounding areas.

Grants received

1 grant · £6,608 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £6,608

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £6,6082006-08-18
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

3.9y median 4y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (2)

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 9Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9

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 14Education 7Business services 2

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
2025
incomespending£3.7m 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.

2.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 7.1 in 2021

44 from 37 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
507354
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MARCH 1978 AS AMENDEN BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 8 FEBRUARY 1984.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 SEP 2017 as amended on 29 Apr 2025
Companies House
Company number 01356378 · Active
Contact on the register
0129872050 · showe@boh.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
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