# THE COURTHOUSE PROJECT (OTLEY) LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1090877
- **Other names:** OTLEY COURT HOUSE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 4, 2002
- **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=1090877


## Contact

- **Address:** Otley Courthouse, Courthouse Street, Otley
- **Postcode:** LS21 3AN
- **Phone:** 01943467216
- **Email:** admin@otleycourthouse.org.uk
- **Website:** www.otleycourthouse.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF OTLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, THEATRE, DANCE AND LITERATURE.B) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF OTLEY AND SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

**Activities:** The Courthouse Project runs a fully accessible arts and resource centre in Otley where people of all ages take part in arts educational, heritage and voluntary sector activities inc. music/theatre/dance/visual arts workshops, rehearsals, classes, training, meetings and performances; digital media, exhibitions and visual arts/crafts activities. It supports 135 volunteers who help run the building.

**Area of benefit:** OTLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £355259 | £379313 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £306718 | £307678 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £296690 | £296073 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £230999 | £226275 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £164543 | £129153 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Lee Nigel Wellbrook** (Chair) — appointed May 14, 2024
- Lesley Fidler — appointed July 22, 2024
- Pam Maureen Lamming — appointed Jan. 15, 2014
- Peter Earle — appointed Nov. 28, 2016
- Sarah Jane Ketchin — appointed Nov. 3, 2025
- Stephen Baskerville — appointed Aug. 31, 2021