PLAYBACK THEATRE SOUTH WEST

Registered charity 1161665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Playback Theatre South West creates opportunities for communities of people to engage with issues that affect their lives in workshops and performances. Creative theatre activities support refugees; young carers; people with learning difficulties or mental health issues; women who have experienced domestic abuse; and women's organisations in the South West of England.

Objects

1.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE, OR AT RISK OF BECOMING, SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM IN INTEGRATING INTO SOCIETY, TO INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PEOPLE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES;2.TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY UNDERTAKING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ENABLING PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS TO ENGAGE WITH ISSUES OF GENDER DIFFERENCE AND INEQUALITY.IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR ENLIGHTENING STORIES, IDEAS, EMOTIONS AND EXPERIENCES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF PLAYBACK THEATRE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN DEVON AND BEYOND. PLAYBACK THEATRE IS A PARTICIPATORY IMPROVISATIONAL THEATRE FORM DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES, BUILD RESILIENCE AND ENABLE POSITIVE CHANGE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Hams, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained financially stable at year-end, supported by grants, donations, and fundraising. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £8,204, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £8,000? No, the text says aims to hold £8,000 and held £8,204. Wait, £8,204 is above £8,000. The text says 'The charity aims to hold reserves of approximately £8,000... £8000' in the policy section, but the actual cash is £8,204. The narrative states 'financially stable'.

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.

Policies the charity declares

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• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• FRANCIS JOHN PORTER BA HONS
• JET GRETA KAMPHUIS
• JILL LEWIS
• KATIE ELIZABETH CHAPLIN

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Plymouth City · Somerset · Torbay

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WOMENS PLAYHOUSE TRUST.

• WOMENS PLAYHOUSE TRUST income £119k
• OFF WEST END PLAYS & PLAYWRIGHTS LTD income £82k
• THEATRE WORKS income £159k
• LITERATURE WORKS income £236k
• CAN'T SIT STILL income £202k
• REACTION THEATRE MAKERS income £81k

Side by side with its peers

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