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The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

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The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, other charitable purposes.

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What are the key facts about The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts?

Reported income · year ending 2025-07-31
£15,039,194
Reported spending · year ending 2025-07-31
£14,888,505
Registered charity number
1001565
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Mount Street
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.lipa.ac.uk

Quick answer

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (number 1001565) 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 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts do?

Education and Training

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Answers The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 July 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's highest-paid staff paid?

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 33 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£200,001–£250,0001
£100,001–£110,0002
£90,001–£100,0003
£80,001–£90,0001
£70,001–£80,00013
£60,001–£70,00013

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's money come from?

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts reported £15m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (97%), trading and fundraising events £373k (2%), investments £104k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£15m · 97%
  • Trading and fundraising events£373k · 2%
  • Investments£104k · 1%
  • Other income£25k · 0%
  • Donations and legacies£5,807 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 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

The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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
Company number
02511501 (Companies House)
Also known as
Lipa
Previous names on the register
The Liverpool School for Performing Arts
Where it says it operates
Liverpool City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

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 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts registered for?

Education/trainingOther Charitable Purposes

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts as a registered charity (number 1001565) 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 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's charity number?
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's charity number is 1001565. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1001565?
Search 1001565 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts do?
Education and Training
Does The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. 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 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts?
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.lipa.ac.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 2025 reports 33 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £200,001–£250,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's money come from?
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts reported £15m total income for the year ending 31 July 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £15m (97%), trading and fundraising events £373k (2%), investments £104k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts?
The register records The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 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 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's trustees paid?
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 July 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.
What was The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts: The Liverpool School for Performing Arts.
When was The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts registered as a charity?
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts was entered on the register on 18 January 1991. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02511501).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.