SLEAFORD LITTLE THEATRE

Registered charity 1167463 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Society aims to drive the progression, promotion and encouragement of the performing arts by offering whole community access to a variety of participative resources and events. This includes, but is not limited to, dramatic, choreographic, musical and cinematic elements.The Society owns, and is responsible for, the upkeep and future of the Grade 2 listed Sleaford Playhouse heritage building.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR PRACTICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF STAGE PLAYS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF A SIMILAR KIND.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £10,487 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £100,069. The trustees have adopted a policy of retaining 25% of annual expenditure as prudent liquid reserves. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on income from fees and donations to cover running costs and has no outstanding liabilities.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/05/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew David Canadine
• Anthony Langton Gordon
• CRAIG PAKES
• Dr Amanda Grant
• Kei Bailey
• Laura Davies
• Lisette Garrill
• Pat Penistan
• Peter Potter
• Richard Dutton
• Robert George Norris
• TERRY HAYES

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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