# THE BLUECOAT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 700862
- **Other names:** BLUECOAT ARTS CENTRE LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 24, 1988
- **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=700862


## Contact

- **Address:** Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool
- **Postcode:** L13BX
- **Phone:** 01517025324
- **Email:** finance@thebluecoat.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thebluecoat.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE COUNTY OF MERSEYSIDE.

**Activities:** The Bluecoat is Liverpool's Centre for the Contemporary Arts.Our purpose is to open up creative possibilities for individuals and communities. We do this through a programme of exhibitions, live art and participation projects; through support to artists; by opening our 18th Century building to makers, traders and visitors; and by creating connections between Liverpool and the rest of the world.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** 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

- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton
- St Helens
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2346014 | £2512865 | £8046779 | 90 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1981987 | £2612990 | £8213630 | 89 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2203346 | £2764812 | £8844633 | 81 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2948992 | £2623575 | £9406097 | 77 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1801082 | £1832858 | £9080681 | 65 |



## Trustees

- **Peter Malcolm Mearns** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 15, 2016
- Dr MICHAEL BIRCHALL — appointed July 11, 2018
- Gabriella Chauke — appointed Jan. 25, 2021
- JAMIE EASTMAN — appointed Nov. 27, 2017
- Philomena Harrison — appointed April 1, 2019
- RALPH BULLIVANT — appointed Nov. 27, 2017
- Rachel Duncan — appointed May 21, 2022
- SRI SARKER — appointed July 9, 2018
- Sally-Anne Watkiss — appointed Oct. 22, 2018