LOUTH PLAYGOERS SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1078605 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LOUTH PLAYGOERS

The main activity is that of operating an Arts Theatre for the benefit of the local community by producing in house monthly performances, providing a suitable programme of visiting professional artists and companies, providing education in the Arts performance, especially by providing workshops for children and young people, together with experience of performing on a stage before an audience.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART, TOGETHER WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL OTHER FORMS OF THE ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION THEREOF.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £4,787 for the year ended 31 May 2025, following the loss of an Arts Council Grant. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern with unrestricted reserves of £333,176, which are above the stated policy target of three months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Louth Playgoers Society Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jeremy Spittlechair
• Claire Elizabeth Burton
• Jamie Lee Harris
• NICOLA WHEELDON
• Richard Matthew Precious
• THOMAS ROGER SMITH · trustee of 2 other charities
• Vanessa Joy Susannah Allison
• clare holland
• keith victor stallard

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

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Government & lottery funding

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