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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Backstage Trust?
Reported income · year ending 2025-04-05
£1,534,025
Reported spending · year ending 2025-04-05
£4,769,371
Registered charity number
1145887
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
27 Great Peter Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
Backstage Trust (number 1145887) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Backstage Trust do?
Primary focus are projects in live performing arts, mainly theatre. Main areas of support are: consultant advice to help with the professional development of small scale arts organisations, assisting live arts projects involving disadvantaged children and young people, feasibility studies for capital projects and consultant advice on fundraising/case for support/recruiting development staff.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Backstage Trust
Answers Backstage Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 5 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
Where does Backstage Trust's money come from?
Backstage Trust reported £9m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £7.6m (84%), other income £7.5m (83%), investments £1.4m (16%).
Donations and legacies£7.6m · 84%
Other income£7.5m · 83%
Investments£1.4m · 16%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Backstage Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Backstage Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Backstage Trust registered for?
General Charitable Purposes
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The register data used for this profile lists Backstage Trust as a registered charity (number 1145887) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Backstage Trust's charity number?
Backstage Trust's charity number is 1145887. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1145887?
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What does Backstage Trust do?
Primary focus are projects in live performing arts, mainly theatre. Main areas of support are: consultant advice to help with the professional development of small scale arts organisations, assisting live arts projects involving disadvantaged children and young people, feasibility studies for capital projects and consultant advice on fundraising/case for support/recruiting development staff.
Does Backstage Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Backstage Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Backstage Trust?
Backstage Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
Where does Backstage Trust's money come from?
Backstage Trust reported £9m total income for the year ending 5 April 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £7.6m (84%), other income £7.5m (83%), investments £1.4m (16%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Backstage Trust?
The register records Backstage Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Backstage Trust's trustees paid?
Backstage Trust's annual return for the year ending 5 April 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
When was Backstage Trust registered as a charity?
Backstage Trust was entered on the register on 14 February 2012.