SHINFIELD PLAYERS THEATRE

Registered charity 1154841 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF PERFORMING ARTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE FROM TIME TO TIME SHALL DETERMINE.

Objects

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£57k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's remaining reserves will be entirely consumed by the £65,000 toilet refurbishment project. To mitigate the risk of running short of operating funds during the build, the charity has secured two temporary loans from members, although these have not yet been drawn upon.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The repair costs for the toilets will use all our remaining reserves, but delaying the work on the toilets was not a viable option as they were deteriorating rapidly, putting the existing building at risk of damp and potentially leading to significantly higher repair costs if left unresolved.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The repair costs for the toilets will use all our remaining reserves, but delaying the work on the toilets was not a viable option as they were deteriorating rapidly, putting the existing building at risk of damp and potentially leading to significantly higher repair costs if left unresolved. Fortunately, we have not yet needed to call on the loans as the build costs are currently running to schedule and we will be adding funds with our autumn shows. However, it is extremely reassuring to know that this additional financial support is available should we need it during the project and I am hugely grateful for these offfers.”

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2025) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Shinfield Players Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Catharine Elisabeth Naylorchair
Graeme rhodes
Heidi juliet Ashton
Susan Louise Gowen
corinne anita bowler
neil stanley coupland
sandra clare miall
sharon Margaret young

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

Operates in: Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2026	£72k	£57k
31/07/2025	£45k	£49k
31/07/2024	£67k	£54k
31/07/2023	£40k	£31k
31/07/2022	£74k	£121k

Common questions

Is SHINFIELD PLAYERS THEATRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's remaining reserves will be entirely consumed by the £65,000 toilet refurbishment project. To mitigate the risk of running short of operating funds during the build, the charity has secured two temporary loans from members, although these have not yet been drawn upon.