PEER PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1151156 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Peer Productions is a unique youth arts charity specialising in peer education through theatre. Each year we recruit a team of young people (aged 17 to 23) who we train as actors and educators. We create original educational plays on complex social issues which tour schools, colleges and youth settings across the South East. We also deliver outreach projects with targeted community groups.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £217,569, which represents 130% of the target of three months' costs. The charity reported an overall surplus of £131,329 for the year, driven by increased income from grants and contracts. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating on a going concern basis.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peer Productions (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Groundwork South — “Our current funding partners include: Groundwork South on behalf of:” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Mathers
• Caroline Lucy Hoare
• Ian Massa-Harris-McFeely · trustee of 2 other charities
• Maria Rae Ingold
• Mohammed Fahim
• NINA LOUISE LEMON
• Sarah Marie Richardson
• Shirley Whyte

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

Operates in: India · Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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