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backstage trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Backstage Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Primary focus are projects in live performing arts, mainly theatre. Main areas of support are: consultant advice to help with the professional development of small scale arts organisations, assisting live arts projects involving disadvantaged children and young people, feasibility studies for capital projects and consultant advice on fundraising/case for support/recruiting development staff.

Fundraising

See where Backstage Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£22,515,761
Latest Expenditure
£5,724,167

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 25.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £22,121,021
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £394,740
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £5,724,167
Raising Funds £0
Governance £157,749
Grants to Institutions £5,566,418
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£22,515,761£5,724,167£5,724,167£20,909,929£20,909,9290 / 0
2023£7,185,652£4,221,533£4,221,533£4,118,335£4,118,3350 / 0
2022£3,128,647£4,397,523£4,397,523£1,154,216£1,154,2160 / 0
2021£4,471,757£4,136,986£4,136,986£2,423,092£2,423,0920 / 0
2020£4,204,318£3,749,622£3,749,622£2,088,321£00 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers