He was a member of the Cultural Olympiad Board 2012, a trustee of The Foundation for Sports and the Arts 1992-2012, and is currently a Director of the Roundhouse Trust and the Soho Theatre, where he was Chair from 2005 to 2019.
[2] In February 2011, Allott was appointed a member of the Theatres Trust by Culture Minister Edward Vaizey, and was reappointed for a second term till 2017.
[4] Allott has served on the Boards of the English National Ballet, the Tricycle Theatre, the Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), the Covent Garden Festival and Motivation (a charity that works with local partners all over the world to improve the quality of life for people with mobility disabilities).
In the 40 years he spent with Cameron Mackintosh he was the Executive Producer for the original London productions of Cats, Song and Dance, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Follies, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre, Carousel, Mary Poppins, Hamilton and many others.
Allott was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to theatre and charity.