# CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1032846
- **Other names:** THE CUSTOMS HOUSE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 8, 1994
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1032846


## Contact

- **Address:** Mill Dam, THEATRE & RESTAURANT, South Shields, SOUTH SHIELDS, Tyne and Wear
- **Postcode:** NE33 1ES
- **Phone:** 01914273749
- **Email:** mail@customshouse.co.uk
- **Website:** www.customshouse.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD (2) TO ESTABLISH AND TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRES FOR THE ARTS AND POPULAR CULTURE THROUGHOUT THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE AND IN PARTICULAR AT THE OLD CUSTOM HOUSE BUILDING, MILL DAM, SOUTH SHIELDS AND TO EQUIP, MAINTAIN, MANAGE AND MARKET THE SAME, TOGETHER WITH RELATED CAPITAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE MILL DAM AREA OF SOUTH SHIELDS

**Activities:** Arts Centre offering Theatre, Cinema and Art Gallery. We deliver Arts in Education within South Tyneside and within the North East Region and are actively engaged in arts development as well as the use of the arts to promote social and economic regeneration.

**Area of benefit:** THE BOROUGH OF SOUTH TYNESIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Tyneside
- South Tyneside



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3117161 | £3220572 | £656254 | 61 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2980960 | £3091731 | £759665 | 57 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2505140 | £2535172 | £870196 | 54 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2057029 | £1852706 | £899995 | 39 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1520910 | £1041691 | £698211 | 46 |



## Trustees

- Adrian Jackson — appointed Dec. 30, 2024
- Arabella Plouviez — appointed March 27, 2023
- David Cottam — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Desmond Young — appointed April 28, 2025
- Eddie Czestochowski — appointed April 25, 2022
- Jane Carter — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Ken Dawes — appointed June 13, 2022
- Margaret Fay — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Raymond Spencer — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Richard Ord — appointed Jan. 30, 2026
- Tom Hall — appointed Jan. 30, 2026