BEAR PIT THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1156259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEAR PIT ENTERPRISES LIMITED, BEARPIT THEATRE LIMITED, THE BEAR PIT

To advance public education in the arts and promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation in the arts (in particular visual and performing arts) by providing and managing a theatre and associated facilities in Stratford upon Avon and in the surrounding area for the public benefit.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that incoming resources exceeded resources expended by £27,686 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in total charity funds of £85,100. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient funds to finance the next planned performance, with unrestricted funds standing at £77,924. The charity is not required to be audited under company law and has undergone an independent examination with no matters causing concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Waseem Mahmood OBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew Robert Boyter Smith
• Christopher Charles Dobson
• DAVID DERRINGTON
• DOMINIC SKINNER
• SIMON ALLEN
• Sarah Stevenson James
• Thomas Padavupurackal Eapen

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

Operates in: Warwickshire

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Known funders

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