Activities

As described by the charity on the register

A leading presenting theatre and music venue whose aim is to bring entertainment and inspiration to the North East through offering a programme of quality and diversity covering all major art forms.

Latest income

£16.3m

Expenditure

£15.3m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £4.5m £4.0m
2022-03-31 £7.3m £8.1m
2023-03-31 £17.3m £15.6m
2024-03-31 £16.0m £15.6m
2025-03-31 £16.3m £15.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £50k
Charitable activities £14.5m
Trading £996k
Investment income £714k
Total income £16.3m

Spending

Charitable spend £15.2m
Raising funds £130k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £29k
Total expenditure £15.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £6.3m
Total funds £7.6m
— restricted £1.4m
— unrestricted £6.3m
— endowment £0
Total assets £7.6m
Cash £16.3m

People

Employees 229

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.