PEUT-ETRE THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1167647 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Peut-Etre Theatre (PET) is driven by the desire to create unforgettable early theatrical experiences for young audiences. The shows effectively combine the visual, the physical and the musical for the enjoyment and inspiration of children and families.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE:-TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DRAMA

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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Registered contact address: Barking and Dagenham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£109k

Latest spending

£146k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, largely reflecting the planned use of restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £69,739, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed sufficient funds to meet liabilities through December 2026, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern despite a challenging funding environment.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £70k)

“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Key management personnel (Artistic Director and Producer) paid fees for services supplied to the company.

“The key management personnel consists of Ms. D. Attias, who, as Artistic Director and Producer was paid fees totalling £29,864 (2024: £21,945) in respect of services supplied to the company in her capacity as a professional theatre producer and director.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 2

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07827250 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Peut-Etre Theatre (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

ROWLEY, Faith Patricia — director, appointed 12/03/2025on trustee list
HALL, Susannah Marie — director, appointed 27/03/2024on trustee list
HORNER, Marie Clare — director, appointed 23/11/2021on trustee list
AGHOGHOVBIA, Oghenevese Sandra — director, appointed 11/11/2021on trustee list
HAMMOND, Louise Kristensen — director, appointed 11/11/2021not on trustee list
SAHA MITRA, Saswati — director, appointed 11/11/2021not on trustee list
BRAIN, Thomas Michael — director, appointed 19/10/2016on trustee list
STEFANSKI, Roman — director, appointed 28/10/2011on trustee list
ROWBOTHAM, Mark Rupert — director, appointed 28/10/2011on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

ROMAN MINSTER STEFANSKIchair
Faith Patricia Rowley
Louise Kristensen
Marie Clare Horner
OGHENEVESE SANDRA AGHOGHOVBIA
RUPERT ROWBOTHAM
Saswati Saha Mitra
Susannah Marie Hall
Thomas Michael Brain

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

Operates in: China · France · Israel · Malta · Singapore · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£109k	£146k
31/03/2024	£64k	£93k
31/03/2023	£169k	£143k
31/03/2022	£224k	£145k
31/03/2021	£83k	£32k

Common questions

Is PEUT-ETRE THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,831 for the year ended 31 March 2025, largely reflecting the planned use of restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £69,739, which the trustees consider to be within their stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees confirmed sufficient funds to meet liabilities through December 2026, noting no material uncertainties regarding going concern despite a challenging funding environment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/09/2021	£10k	Accessible Creative Activities for Blind & Visually Impaired Children (4+)
UK government	01/10/2020	£10k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/02/2019	£10k	Children's Hospitals' Creative Programme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	2	£200k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	2	£22k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	2	£15k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	2	£6k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	2	£3k
BACKSTAGE TRUST	1	£527k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£200k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£28k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED.

THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED income £1.1m
PIONEER THEATRES LIMITED income £4.3m
LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £9.7m
METTA THEATRE LTD income £5k
PUTNEY ARTS THEATRE income £316k
PAPATANGO THEATRE COMPANY LTD income £334k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PEUT-ETRE THEATRE LIMITED	£109k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THEATRE DE COMPLICITE EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025	£1.1m	£70,000 - £79,999	1	unclear	—	no doubt
PIONEER THEATRES LIMITED FY2025	£4.3m	—	—	unclear	27.0%	no doubt
LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£9.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
METTA THEATRE LTD FY2025	£5k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PUTNEY ARTS THEATRE FY2025	£316k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.