chichester festival theatre
Activities & Mission
With its two auditoria, together offering some 1,600 seats, Chichester Festival Theatre is the major publicly funded theatre resource in the South East of England. It aims to balance a repertory of diverse and challenging productions and a socially inclusive educational policy with high attendances from a wide geographic and demographic spread.
Fundraising
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Local Authority
Financial Information
Latest Income
£17,473,688
Latest Expenditure
£17,642,185
Financial Efficiency
Program Ratio 85.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.2%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure
Latest Financial Breakdown
Income Sources
Donations & Legacies £1,534,834
Charitable Activities £11,150,453
Other Trading £2,608,364
Investments £220,303
Other Income £1,959,734
Expenditure Categories
Charitable Expenditure £14,929,796
Raising Funds £459,467
Governance £96,924
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £2,252,922
Financial Trend
Annual Returns
| Financial Year | Income | Expenditure | Charitable Spending | Net Assets | Reserves | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | £17,473,688 | £17,642,185 | £14,929,796 | £22,108,201 | £4,459,483 | 173 / 85 |
| 2023 | £17,219,774 | £17,662,951 | £15,017,103 | £22,276,698 | £4,840,552 | 168 / 104 |
| 2022 | £11,162,261 | £12,274,766 | £10,386,663 | £22,719,875 | £10,896,242 | 147 / 33 |
| 2021 | £5,643,877 | £5,783,683 | £5,147,363 | £23,832,381 | £11,139,246 | 138 / 35 |
| 2020 | £15,849,848 | £16,567,527 | £14,207,437 | £23,972,187 | £10,514,245 | 164 / 66 |
Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers
Details
Address
Chichester Festival Theatre
Oaklands Park
Chichester
PO19 6AP
Oaklands Park
Chichester
PO19 6AP
Email
marketing@cft.org.ukWebsite
www.cft.org.ukRegistration Date
24 September 2001
Status
Registered
Registry Information
Organisation Number
3983195
Charity Number
1088552
Trustees
Stephanie Street
Victoria Illingworth
Philip Anthony Shepherd
Nitin Pasricha
MARK FOSTER
CAROLINE DENISE NEWLING
Jean Vianney Cordeiro
Hugh William Tyler Summers
Jessica Sian Louise Brown-Fuller
Natasha Gladman
Patrick George Dillon
NEIL ADLEMAN
Anne McMeehan Roberts