Chichester Festival Theatre
- Country
- England & Wales
- Charity number
- 1088552
- Status
- Registered
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Sept. 22, 2026. Filing history
- Registered
- Sept. 24, 2001
- Legal form
- Charitable company
- Company number
- 04210225
Address
- Address
- Chichester Festival Theatre
Oaklands Park
Chichester
PO19 6AP
Contact
- Phone
- 01243 784437
- marketing@cft.org.uk
- Website
cft.org.uk
Activities
With its two auditoria, together offering some 1,600 seats, Chichester Festival Theatre is the major publicly funded theatre resource in the South East of England. It aims to balance a repertory of diverse and challenging productions and a socially inclusive educational policy with high attendances from a wide geographic and demographic spread.
Objects: The Objects For Which The Company Is Established Are:- To Encourage The Promotion And Advancement Of Aesthetic Education And The Cultivation And Improvement Of Public Taste In Drama, Opera, Music, Painting And The Other Arts By Providing, Presenting, Producing, Organising, Managing And Conducting Performances Of Plays, Opera, Ballet, Films, Concerts, Classical, Educational And Other Similar Events Of Cultural Value To The Community. This Shall Be The Main Object Of The Company.
Classification
- How
- Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- What
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Who
- The General Public/mankind
Geography
- Area of benefit
- Not Defined, In Practice Chichester
- Local Authority
- West Sussex
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Sept. 22, 2026On time | £20,204,168 | £21,823,920 | £22,580,611 | 187 |
| March 31, 2025 | Jan. 14, 2026On time | £23,233,084 | £21,140,922 | £24,200,363 | 184 |
| March 31, 2024 | Dec. 20, 2024On time | £17,473,688 | £17,642,185 | £22,108,201 | 173 |
| March 31, 2023 | Jan. 31, 2024On time | £17,219,774 | £17,662,951 | £22,276,698 | 168 |
| March 31, 2022 | Jan. 4, 2023On time | £11,162,261 | £12,274,766 | £22,719,875 | 147 |
| March 31, 2021 | Dec. 15, 2021 | £5,643,877 | £5,783,683 | £23,832,381 | 138 |
Trustees
| Name | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Aled David Anthony Hanson | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Anne McMeehan Roberts | Sept. 26, 2025 |
| Caroline Denise Newling | April 1, 2022 |
| Daniel William Matthew Humby | Dec. 12, 2025 |
| Jessica Sian Louise Brown-Fuller | July 14, 2023 |
| Mark Foster | Jan. 20, 2022 |
| Neil Adleman | March 15, 2024 |
| Natasha Gladman | Dec. 8, 2023 |
| Nitin Pasricha | Dec. 11, 2020 |
| Patrick George Dillon | Dec. 8, 2023 |
| Philip Anthony Shepherd | Dec. 13, 2019 |
| Stephanie Street | Feb. 20, 2018 |
| Victoria Illingworth | Dec. 13, 2019 |
Nearby
- Chidham Women's Institute 0.1 mi
- University Of Chichester Students' Union 0.1 mi
- British Inspiration Trust 0.1 mi
- Together Our Community 0.2 mi
- The Four Streets Project 0.1 mi