# PAINES PLOUGH LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 267523
- **Other names:** BEDFORD THEATRE CO LTD, PAINES PLOUGH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 21, 1974
- **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=267523


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Corporation Street, COVENTRY
- **Postcode:** CV1 1GS
- **Phone:** 020 7609 2715
- **Email:** office@painesplough.com
- **Website:** www.painesplough.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES, THEREFOR.

**Activities:** As the UK's national theatre of new plays with the playwright at its heart, Paines Plough widely tours world premiere productions and offers bespoke development support to playwrights.Over the past 40 years, Paines Plough has established itself as a leading new writing company producing work by a wide range of playwrights across the UK and abroad.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1330978 | £1299455 | £362190 | 6 |
| March 31, 2024 | £949781 | £1031452 | £330667 | 7 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1273951 | £1671766 | £375952 | 8 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1381964 | £1527800 | £773767 | 9 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1067136 | £653974 | £919603 | 11 |



## Trustees

- **Kulwinder Thiarai** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 4, 2023
- Abigail Louise Morgan — appointed July 9, 2025
- Ankur Bahl — appointed Oct. 8, 2018
- Asma Hussain — appointed Sept. 23, 2020
- CAROLYN LOUISE SAUNDERS — appointed July 7, 2017
- Corey Michael Anthony Campbell — appointed July 29, 2020
- Farha Tahera Quadri — appointed April 18, 2023
- Helen Perryer — appointed Oct. 4, 2023
- Lauren Dark — appointed April 27, 2023