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With a turnover of £7.9m for 2014/15, Curve has had its most successful financial year. It said “controls in overheads and operational activity led to a healthy surplus at the end of the year”.

The value of legacy gifts increased by 8% to £2.2bn in 2014, and the number of English and Welsh charities receiving legacy donations increased by 5%, according to legacy benchmarking consultancy Smee and Ford.

In the face of growing austerity, trade union Equity has launched a campaign against increased budget cuts that it says would be “catastrophic”.

The celebrated cabaret venue will be the first in the UK to be listed for its LGBT heritage, protecting the building from redesign.

The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has granted £630k to 21 organisations, among them the Royal Exchange Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and the Bush Theatre, to develop new talent programmes.

Announcing plans for the next ten years, BBC Director General Tony Hall said: “Britain has some of the greatest cultural forces in the world. We want to join with them, working alongside them, to make Britain the greatest cultural force in the world.” New initiatives include an online platform called ‘Ideas Service’, which will feature content from galleries, museums and universities.