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the shakespeare globe trust

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Activities & Mission

The Trust's primary purpose is to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, by encouraging and stimulating public appreciation and understanding of the dramatic art in all its forms, but principally in relation to the works of William Shakespeare. The Trust aims to fulfil this purpose through educational programmes, theatre performances, exhibitiona and guided tours at the Globe Theatre.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£28,846,000
Latest Expenditure
£27,719,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 82.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 85.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,047,000
Charitable Activities £22,574,000
Other Trading £4,519,000
Investments £0
Other Income £706,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £23,677,000
Raising Funds £821,000
Governance £207,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £3,221,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£28,846,000£27,719,000£23,677,000£39,329,000£5,579,000352 / 671
2023£29,923,000£23,761,000£20,383,000£38,364,000£5,896,000319 / 700
2022£19,138,000£21,226,000£18,658,000£32,279,000£3,406,000276 / 700
2021£13,562,000£15,165,000£13,638,000£33,876,000£5,301,000200 / 700
2020£11,212,000£16,829,000£14,958,000£35,479,000£5,854,000223 / 700

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Shakespeare Globe Trust Ltd
21 New Globe Walk
London
SE1 9DT
Registration Date
14 February 1974
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
266916
Charity Number
266916

Trustees

Erica Crump
Professor Julie Sanders
Matthew Jones
Despina Tsatsas
John Kenneth Baker
Dipo Baruwa-Etti
SANDEEP DWESAR
Ramia El Agamy
Reinhard Gorenflos
Ruth Rowan
Indy Saha
Deborah-Lynn Rebecca Myers
Jagdip Jagpal
Deborah Frances Taylor
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Alan Kent Jones

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE