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Activities & Mission

The Factory of Creativity is the Charity name for Hope Mill Theatre which is a small independent theatre based in a grade 2 cotton mill in Ancoats, Manchester which is an area of social deprivation. Hope Mill hopes to grow, letting in new voices and expertise, new ways to support staff, and make the theatre more financially sustainable, develop ways to nurture skills in local people, young and old

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,154,852
Latest Expenditure
£2,036,730

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £376,456
Charitable Activities £1,043,810
Other Trading £334,405
Investments £0
Other Income £400,181

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,935,686
Raising Funds £101,044
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£2,154,852£2,036,730£1,935,686£5,149£5,1497 / 75
2024£1,659,397£1,774,923£1,667,299-£112,973£015 / 129
2023£1,285,524£1,455,426£1,223,740£21,598£019 / 30
2022£1,426,897£1,324,123£1,113,055£191,500£128,1369 / 20
2021£589,025£545,280£545,280£80,598£77,96912 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Hope Mill Theatre
113 Pollard Street
Manchester
M4 7JA
Registration Date
3 May 2019
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5130583
Charity Number
1183251

Trustees

Julie McCarthy
Rachel Miller
Denis Treacy
Mario Rene Dubois
Dr Gillian Mandy
Nicola Brown
Emma Meyler
Tiffany Chevis
Darrell John Olsen
Ian Tabbron
Paul Rowlett

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