FREEWHEELERS THEATRE AND MEDIA LIMITED

Registered charity 1142638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Freewheelers, based in Leatherhead, enables people with and without disabilities to produce and participate in high-quality original theatre, film and dance, challenging barriers and perceptions. Our students perform in live shows, and their films are shown widely. We won two Inspire Marks in the 2012 Cultural Olympics. In 2015 our film "Steep Rain" was shown at the UN Enable Film Festival.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£322k
Latest spending
£330k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or did not accord with the accounting records.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£322k£330k
31/03/2024£274k£285k
31/03/2023£196k£235k
30/04/2022£166k£233k
30/04/2021£296k£236k

Common questions

Is FREEWHEELERS THEATRE AND MEDIA LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared or did not accord with the accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/01/2026£10kFreewheelers Get Moving
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2025£12kLove Leatherhead
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/07/2025£133k"Us & Them"
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£14kA Carnival of Kindness
UK government15/12/2023£4kInvestment funds
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2022£10kSmile With Us
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2018£10kTrip to the Moon Part II
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2016£10kPlaying to the Camera