PETERSFIELD YOUTH THEATRE

Registered charity 1069673 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PYT

Advancement of education in music and theatrical arts amongst young people aged 6 to 23. To give such young people the opportunity to act, sing and dance in at least one annual project.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND THEATRICAL ARTS AMONGST YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 6 TO 21. FURTHER TO GIVE SUCH YOUNG PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACT, SING AND DANCE IN AT LEAST ONE ANNUAL PROJECT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£246k

Latest spending

£213k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £56,862, which is above the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000. The charity reported a net income of £32,419 for the year, driven primarily by charitable activities which accounted for the majority of incoming resources. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £30,000 in general reserves (held: £57k)

“The charity’s policy on reserves is to have general funds of approximately £30,000 in general reserves to allow funding of each major production before tickets are sold.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 70
Government income: £2,200 — grants £2,200 (1); under 1% of the £245,909 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 65
Government income: £2,900 — grants £2,900 (1); 1% of the £196,136 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 150
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Linda HILLchair
CHARLOTTE GODFREY
Diana Lorna McKechnie
Gill Davies
Helen Lois Dennis
Melanie Styles
Michael Foreman
NIK ASHTON
Stephen Liddle

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£246k	£213k
31/12/2024	£196k	£191k
31/12/2023	£193k	£212k
31/12/2022	£160k	£166k
31/12/2021	£140k	£135k

Common questions

Is PETERSFIELD YOUTH THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £56,862, which is above the stated reserves policy target of approximately £30,000. The charity reported a net income of £32,419 for the year, driven primarily by charitable activities which accounted for the majority of incoming resources. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PETERSFIELD YOUTH THEATRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PETERSFIELD YOUTH THEATRE as a grant recipient include The William Brake Foundation.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The William Brake Foundation	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/06/2011	£60k	Petersfield Youth Theatre-Creating Space
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/06/2006	£5k	create comfortable environment
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/03/2005	£5k	Professional coaching

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£500k
DAVID PEARLMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£167k
The Portal Trust	1	£80k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	1	£15k
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE	1	£10k
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIO	1	£10k
THE WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with C.A.T.S. YOUTH THEATRE.

C.A.T.S. YOUTH THEATRE income £90k
X-ENTRICITY YOUTH THEATRE income £30k
CROYDON YOUTH THEATRE ORGANISATION income £140k
THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN income £4.0m
Bretforton Theatre income £331k
LONDON YOUTH THEATRE income £101k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PETERSFIELD YOUTH THEATRE	£246k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
C.A.T.S. YOUTH THEATRE FY2025	£90k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
X-ENTRICITY YOUTH THEATRE FY2025	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CROYDON YOUTH THEATRE ORGANISATION FY2025	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN FY2025	£4.0m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
Bretforton Theatre FY2025	£331k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.