LITTLE FISH THEATRE

Registered charity 1179172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Little Fish supports difficult to reach young people through the transformative power of theatre and community arts. Its work is designed to enable young people to question their aspirations and beliefs, empowering them to develop both their social and personal life skills. Participants are inspired to become cultural consumers or creators, actively shaping a new social & political landscape.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, THE ARTS OF THEATRE, DRAMA, POETRY, SINGING, DANCE, MOVEMENT AND MUSIC.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £87,500, which the trustees note are set to cover core wages and overheads for six months plus a fundraiser's salary in the event of lost funding. The charity held total net assets of £405,249, with a policy to retain sufficient funds to subsidise projects and manage funding shortfalls. The trustees confirmed the company would continue on a solvent basis for at least 12 months from the report date.

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.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Amanda Jain Stuart Fisherchair
• Ben Miles
• Cleve Jackson
• Lucinda Jane Seddon
• Sheryl Anita Malcolm

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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• STOREHOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST income £195k
• LITTLE THEATRE (GATESHEAD) LIMITED income £133k
• SWANSEA LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED income £117k
• THE LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE income £2.4m
• TEACH A MAN TO FISH UK LIMITED income £732k
• LITTLE LIVES UK income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

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