BROMLEY LITTLE THEATRE LTD

Registered charity 1132561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRAMLEY LITTLE THEATRE LTD

Our Theatre aims to promote, maintain, improve and advance education in relation to all aspects of dramatic art and the encouragement of the Arts.It aims to provide opportunities for anyone who wants to be involved in theatre and to become a vibrant community hub for diversity and inclusivity in the centre of Bromley.

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Latest income

£159k

Latest spending

£143k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a trading surplus of £92,267 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year. The trustees consider available funds adequate to maintain financial viability and meet obligations under current lease terms. However, the charity acknowledges the need for additional funds to carry out remaining phases of its redevelopment works.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Sale of Seats (74% of income)

“Sale of Seats 117,740” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequate to meet its obligations year-on under the current lease terms of the theatres’ premises, to provide any improvements it may consider necessary and to hold sufficient contingency against risk of security of tenure as well as maintenance risk (held: £317k)

“The Charity’s policy on financial reserves is to ensure they are adequate to meet its obligations year-on under the current lease terms of the theatres’ premises, to provide any improvements it may consider necessary and to hold sufficient contingency against risk of security of tenure as well as maintenance risk.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06118807

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bromley Little Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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.

MACDONALD, Alexander Johannes George — director, appointed 22/06/2026on trustee list
TYRRELL-LEWIS, Simon Christopher — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
BATSON, Colleen — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
SHOMADE, Alison — director, appointed 15/07/2024on trustee list
GISSING, Sophie — director, appointed 18/07/2022on trustee list
JENNER, Jessica-Ann — director, appointed 18/07/2022on trustee list
GISSING, Richard Geoffrey — director, appointed 16/07/2018on trustee list
ARMOUR, Pauline Elizabeth — director, appointed 29/07/2010on trustee list
CORNWELL, Richard John — secretary, appointed 20/02/2007

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ALEXANDER JOHANNES GEORGE MACDONALD
ALISON SHOMADE
Colleen Batson
JESSICA-ANN JENNER
PAULINE ARMOUR
RICHARD GISSING
SOPHIE GISSING
Simon Tyrrell-Lewis

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£159k	£143k
31/12/2023	£212k	£190k
31/12/2022	£96k	£83k
31/12/2021	£88k	£89k
31/12/2020	£64k	£74k

Common questions

Is BROMLEY LITTLE THEATRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a trading surplus of £92,267 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year. The trustees consider available funds adequate to maintain financial viability and meet obligations under current lease terms. However, the charity acknowledges the need for additional funds to carry out remaining phases of its redevelopment works. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BROMLEY LITTLE THEATRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROMLEY LITTLE THEATRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	FY2022	£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	04/10/2024	£5k	Grant to Bromley Little Theatre Ltd
UK government	11/01/2024	£10k	National Lottery Project Grants
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/07/2023	£10k	Developing BLT's facilities for its Community User Groups
City Bridge Foundation	15/05/2023	£4k	Grant to Bromley Little Theatre Ltd