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lancaster footlights & grand theatre

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Lancaster Footlights & Grand Theatre is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Lancaster and operates in Lancashire.


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

Lancaster Footlights is a thriving amateur drama group which is based at Lancaster Grand Theatre. They first started performing in the 1920's and purchased the Grand in 1951 to save it from demolition. Over the years the theatre has been progressively restored and it is now regularly used by many community groups and a wide range of professional acts.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£589,707
Latest Expenditure
£470,028

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 16.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 20.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 81.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,199
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £425,588
Investments £31,259
Other Income £129,661

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £98,428
Raising Funds £371,600
Governance £11,476
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£589,707£470,028£98,428£1,008,889£1,008,88915 / 150
2023£540,758£383,490£94,515£889,209£889,20915 / 213
2022£0£4000 / 187

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers