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paines plough limited

The charity supports the general public. Paines Plough Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Coventry 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

As the UK's national theatre of new plays with the playwright at its heart, Paines Plough widely tours world premiere productions and offers bespoke development support to playwrights.Over the past 40 years, Paines Plough has established itself as a leading new writing company producing work by a wide range of playwrights across the UK and abroad.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£949,781
Latest Expenditure
£1,031,452

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 105.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £410,720
Charitable Activities £456,171
Other Trading £0
Investments £3,598
Other Income £79,292

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,003,296
Raising Funds £216
Governance £13,094
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £27,940

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£949,781£1,031,452£1,003,296£330,667£324,3827 / 0
2023£1,273,951£1,671,766£1,612,935£375,952£152,4868 / 0
2022£1,381,964£1,527,800£1,464,060£773,767£429,8079 / 0
2021£1,067,136£653,974£651,974£919,603£427,87711 / 2
2020£1,464,230£1,420,893£1,392,951£506,441£177,12010 / 2

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers