LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1072000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of education in the arts in Burton upon Trent and District by the production of one or more dramatic stage plays or musicals each year.

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Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£54k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £6,800.84 for the year ended 31st October 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £32,652.57. The trustees' reserve policy is to hold sufficient funds to cover the production about to be presented, which the current reserves appear to satisfy given the annual turnover of approximately £55,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves are held to fund the production about to be presented (held: £33k)

“The charity’s reserve policy is to ensure that sufficient reserves are held to fund the production about to be presented.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

East Staffordshire Community Lottery — “Support Us East Staffordshire Community Lottery Chance to win £25,000 every week!” (source page)

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/01/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

JOHN BOWNESSchair
GEOFF THOMPSON
MR MIKE MEAR
SUSAN MCPHEE
Sarah Spencer
Timothy Joseph Robinson

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicestershire · Staffordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£64k	£54k
31/10/2024	£55k	£48k
31/10/2023	£48k	£40k
31/10/2022	£34k	£38k
31/10/2021	£7k	£8k

Common questions

Is LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £6,800.84 for the year ended 31st October 2024, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £32,652.57. The trustees' reserve policy is to hold sufficient funds to cover the production about to be presented, which the current reserves appear to satisfy given the annual turnover of approximately £55,000. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY as a grant recipient include CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT	FY2022	£5k	pay the rent on the unit
CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT	FY2023	£5k	Voluntary Groups Overheads
CONSOLIDATED CHARITY OF BURTON UPON TRENT	FY2021	£5k	Voluntary Groups Overheads

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	22/09/2006	£6k	The King & I