The Trust

About the North Devon Theatres' Trust

The North Devon Theatres' Trust is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and is a registered charity.  The Trust manages both the Queen's Theatre in Barnstaple and the Landmark in Ilfracombe and has full responsibility in producing the North Devon Festival. 

The charity's aims are to promote the improvement and development of artistic taste and the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of arts of cultural and educational value (including the arts of dance, drama, literature, music and singing) of the public and in particular the residents of North Devon by

Maintaining the Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple and the Landmark, Ilfracombe as centres for the performance of ballet, opera, musical and dramatic works.

Providing workshops, seminars and lectures in the arts.

By such other charitable means as the directors think fit.

The company's directors are also the Trustees of the charity. All of the Trustees give their time freely and without payment.

The Trustees are:
Richard Prowse - Chairman
Bryan Jones - Company Secretary
Andy Kino - Chair of Trading & Finance
Martin Neil - Chair of Policy
Anne Bacon
Michael Downward
George Kempton
Daun Marshall
Mark Parkhouse
David Cunliffe
Stella Levy

The North Devon Theatres' Trust has an annual turnover of approximately £2.4 million, of which some 26 per cent is derived from grants from the North Devon District Council, Devon County Council and Arts Council England. The remaining 74 per cent is earned income from the box office, catering, bar, commercial and business activities.

To be able to provide our wide range of artistic and educational activities, we also rely on the support of many local businesses through our various Sponsorship, Business Associate and donor schemes.
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Registered Charity Number: 1027553
Registered Office: The Queen's Theatre, Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon.  EX31 1SY.
Business Number: 2810685

North Devon Council

Supported by Devon County Council

Arts Council of England