YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE
Registered charity 1165649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YPPT
The charity runs puppet projects for the benefit of young people, teaching them artistic, technical and performance skills, and causing their self confidence and ability to operate within a team to be strengthened.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £49, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £45,808, which the trustees describe as the most financially healthy state since the charity began. However, the trustees note that the charity remains under pressure to raise funds for overheads and to assist schools, as schools contribute only about 15% of project costs. The charity is dependent on continued support from grant-aiding bodies and donors to maintain its going concern status.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k; policy: sufficient funds to complete all contracted projects)
“At the time of writing there remains a shortfall in ideal reserves which is lessening each year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — YPPT (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Andrew Cooper
- Beverley Koranteng-Aitkins
- Caroline Piggott
- Michelle Green
- Nisha Allen · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rosemary Mathews · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £49, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £45,808, which the trustees describe as the most financially healthy state since the charity began. However, the trustees note that the charity remains under pressure to raise funds for overheads and to assist schools, as schools contribute only about 15% of project costs. The charity is dependent on continued support from grant-aiding bodies and donors to maintain its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name YOUNG PEOPLE'S PUPPET THEATRE as a grant recipient include THE FUNDING NETWORK, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
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