THE LAWNMOWERS INDEPENDENT THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1084229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LAWNMOWERS

Lawnmowers is a learning disabled-led company which provides rich and varied cultural training for people with learning difficulties. Programmes address social and educational issues, accessibility, sustainability, participation, enjoyment and building futures. All of our services relate directly to needs identified by learning disabled people.

Objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF PLAYS AND DRAMAS IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

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.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £329,898, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of six months' unrestricted running costs (£165,200). The charity reported a net income increase to £320,084 from £276,327 in the prior year, with total reserves reaching £350,648.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Charlotte Marie Thomaschair
• Dr Jane Louise Bourne
• Dr Sarah Wigham
• Hilary Patricia Florek
• Ian Leonard Briggs
• Kathaleen Murphy
• Lucy Wareing
• STEVE GILROY

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

Operates in: Gateshead

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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