Annual Report 2024
We've published our review of the year until the end of March 2024, which provides financial information and looks at our achievements.
As the UK’s theatres continued to recover from the pandemic and face new cost of living and funding challenges, Theatres Trust launched its new three-year strategy 2023-26, Theatres Fit for the Future, to ensure the organisation responds to the changing socio-economic context and continues to support theatres to thrive.
The new strategy focuses on four key themes that underpin the health of our theatre network: resilience, inclusion, sustainability and placemaking. 2023/24 saw us deliver the first year of the new strategy and, as well as embedding these themes into our advice and planning work, we have delivered a range of initiatives to help strengthen our work across all four themes.
The Annual Report provides a financial review of the year and looks at our achievements and performance in 2023/24 against our three main priorities:
- Advice and planning
- Campaigning
- Grant giving
Download a copy of the Annual Report 2024
Key impact statistics
In 2023-24 Theatres Trust:
- Provided specialist, tailored advice to 132 theatre organisations on a broad range of issues from business planning and fundraising advice, through to more technical advice on Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) and sustainability
- Commented on 289 planning and listed building applications and 50 local planning documents
- Awarded more than £345,000 to 50 theatres across the UK through two grant schemes, funding projects to improve the accessibility, viability and environmental sustainability of theatres
- Was a strong public voice for theatres, responding to national and regional consultations on issues that impact theatres, contributing to external events and gaining more than 575 press and media mentions