# THE DUKE'S PLAYHOUSE LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 501935
- **Other names:** THE DUKES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 4, 1973
- **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=501935


## Contact

- **Address:** THE DUKES, MOOR LANE, LANCASTER
- **Postcode:** LA1 1QE
- **Phone:** 01524 598500
- **Email:** ask@dukeslancaster.org
- **Website:** www.dukeslancaster.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ARTISTIC AND AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS OF DRAMA, LITERATURE, POETRY, OPERA, MIME, MUSIC AND BALLET WHETHER PRESENTED BY LIVING PERSONS ON THE STAGE OR BY FILMS, BROADCAST, TELEVISION OR OTHER FORMS OF MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION)

**Activities:** Lancashire's only producing theatre and independent cinema has a diverse programme of performances and world cinema screenings including one of the biggest annual walkabout theatre events in the world and work by and for young people showcased in its own dedicated space, supported by an extensive creative learning programme.

**Area of benefit:** LANCASTER AND DISTRICT




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1713240 | £1884601 | £430088 | 30 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1785859 | £1833491 | £601449 | 32 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1676807 | £1661859 | £649081 | 33 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1471052 | £1365135 | £634133 | 33 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1036257 | £823888 | £528216 | 28 |



## Trustees

- **William Patrick Bancroft** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 18, 2025
- ANNA SANDRA THORNBERRY — appointed Sept. 19, 2023
- Coralie Rogers — appointed April 23, 2025
- Georgia Murphy — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Laura Anne Rodwell — appointed April 23, 2025
- Michelle Collins — appointed Nov. 21, 2022
- Professor Dale Townshend — appointed April 23, 2025