THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED

Registered charity 1130421 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP & MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION & APPRECIATION IN OPERA MUSIC & THEATRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY MOUNTING MUSICAL & THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AS AN AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LOWESTOFT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA AND PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE CHARITY TO RUN AS AN AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY & TO ASSIST SIMILAR GROUPS IN DOING THE SAME

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Latest income

£169k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,206 for the year ended 31st July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £436,148. The trustees reported a positive financial year despite rising external costs, supported by popular productions and stable income from external events. The charity holds tangible fixed assets valued at £296,177 and maintains a positive net current asset position.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06798898

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.

WRIGHT, Melanie Frances — director, appointed 01/09/2025on trustee list
DIVALL, Casey — director, appointed 18/03/2025on trustee list
HERBERT, Emma-Jayne — director, appointed 18/03/2025on trustee list
WILSON, Peter George — director, appointed 18/03/2025on trustee list
WARREN, Caroline Ann — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
GROOM, Andrew Russell — director, appointed 06/03/2019on trustee list
TAKMAN, Ryan Jan — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
WILSON, Martin Terence — director, appointed 06/04/2016on trustee list
ATKIN, James — director, appointed 06/04/2016on trustee list
BURKE, Georgi — secretary, appointed 05/03/2014

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold); recorded price paid £65k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Russell Groomchair
Caroline Warren
Casey Divall
Deanne Dickson
Emma-Jayne Herbert
James Atkin
Martin Terrence Wilson
Maurice Garrod
Melanie Wright
NICK GARROD
Peter George Wilson
Ryan Takman

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£169k	£133k
31/07/2024	£165k	£151k
31/07/2023	£155k	£130k
31/07/2022	£114k	£93k
31/07/2021	£73k	£71k

Common questions

Is THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £36,206 for the year ended 31st July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £436,148. The trustees reported a positive financial year despite rising external costs, supported by popular productions and stable income from external events. The charity holds tangible fixed assets valued at £296,177 and maintains a positive net current asset position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.