Coventry’s vibrant producing & presenting theatre.
THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC INVESTMENT 2018-19 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
£595k + £291k was paid in net VAT payments
40
was paid in Tax and NI
= £886k
artists from the UK’s talent pool in the creative industries
127
productions
directly paid to Government
175,171
people experienced a live performance at the Belgrade Theatre
£2.6m
£595k
Spent on gross payroll, creating full or part time employment for over 275 people
equivalent value of press coverage
leveraging £942k Arts Council grant
£6.3m
We attracted
turnover
Our average ticket price of £15.49 meant our tickets were affordable & accessible
£209,044 in philanthropic support
13,471
4
apprenticeship posts making 30 since 2009 &
8,714
work placement hours
We earn
75.5%
of our income Up from 46% in 08/09
Economic Impact
£7.29 GENERATED FOR EVERY £1 OF COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL FUNDING
£5m
worth of local economic impact
children, young people & aged 50+ participated in workshops, and
43,423 tickets for children and young people sold
Cultural & Social Impact
BROADENING CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL COHESION
Printed on FSC paper
£10.5m
Coventry City Council grant