THE PLAY HOUSE (B'HAM) LTD

Registered charity 1034809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CATALYST, EDUCATIONAL THEATRE SERVICES LIMITED, LANGUAGE ALIVE!, PLAY HOUSE PROJECT

The Play House provides exciting particpatory theatre and drama to stimulate the learning of children and young people, igniting the imagination to make sense of the world. Its projects bring the curriculum to life for primary schools, explore social, emotional & health issues and extend these ideas beyond the classroom.

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Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£118k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £49,291 for the year, increasing total unrestricted and restricted funds to £177,260. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (76% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 54,885 73,000 127,885” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£167k£118k
31/08/2024£104k£172k
31/08/2023£234k£124k
31/08/2022£197k£229k
31/08/2021£128k£77k

Common questions

Is THE PLAY HOUSE (B'HAM) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £49,291 for the year, increasing total unrestricted and restricted funds to £177,260. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The filing was subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE PLAY HOUSE (B'HAM) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PLAY HOUSE (B'HAM) LTD as a grant recipient include MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MILLENNIUM POINT TRUSTFY2022£16k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery03/04/2023£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/01/2008£11k"All Good Things"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/05/2006£47k"A Botanical Journey"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/02/2005£2k"A Project To Commemorate The 60th Anniversary Of The End Of Ww2 With The Provision Of A Theatre-In-Education Programme Based On Ww2 For The"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2005£11kTheatre in Education