Coventry’s vibrant producing & presenting theatre.
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT 2017-18 The Belgrade Theatre is a charity. Public funding received from Arts Council England, Coventry City Council, fundraising from various Trusts and Foundations, and Charitable and Business Sponsorship, enables us to leverage considerably more from earned income generated through ticket and other sales.
We worked with over
£563k + £323k was paid in net VAT payments
83
was paid in Tax and NI
= £886k
artists from the UK’s talent pool in the creative industries
128
productions
directly paid to Government
159,213
people experienced a live performance at the Belgrade Theatre
£2.5m
£604k
Spent on gross payroll, creating full or part time employment for over 275 people
£10.5m equivalent value of press coverage
Coventry City Council grant leveraging £960k Arts Council grant
£5.7m
We attracted
turnover
Our average ticket price of £14.58 meant our tickets were affordable & accessible
£186,678 in philanthropic support
11,510
2
apprenticeship posts making 30 since 2009 &
5,079
work placement hours
We earn
73%
of our income Up from 46% in 08/09
Economic Impact
£7.29 GENERATED FOR EVERY £1 OF COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL FUNDING
£8.4m worth of local economic impact
children, young people & aged 50+ participated in workshops, and
41,437 tickets for children and young people sold
Cultural & Social Impact
BROADENING CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL COHESION