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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

Objects

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION IN OPERA MUSIC AND THEATRE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BYA MOUNTING OPERA, MUSICAL AND THEATRE PRODUCTIONS AS AN AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF LOWESTOFT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAB PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE CHARITY TO RUN AS AN AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY AND FOR SIMILAR GROUPS TO MOUNT OPERATIC AND THEATRE AND MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS

Area of benefit: LOWESTOFT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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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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.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

Who funds THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund01/10/2014£10kFrom Bethel to Theatre

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£300k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£33k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN).

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED£169k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN) FY2024£85k—0unclear—no doubt
TALL STORIES THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—0above—no doubt
MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£620k—0unclear—no doubt
MARINA THEATRE TRUST FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024£157k—0above—no doubt

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