THE CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS

Registered charity 1193889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q114054565

The object of the charity is to promote the advancement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of drama and the development of public appreciation of such art, including but not limited to: (1) promoting skills relating to acting, playwriting, set construction and stagecraft;(2) producing public performances of dramatic works of art; and(3) supporting a youth theatre

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ART, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (1) PROMOTING SKILLS RELATING TO ACTING, PLAYWRITING, SET CONSTRUCTION AND STAGECRAFT;(2) PRODUCING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF DRAMATIC WORKS OF ART; AND(3) SUPPORTING A YOUTH THEATRE.

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: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£134k

Latest spending

£114k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,686 for the year, bringing total unrestricted funds to £467,767. The trustees consider there are no free reserves, as £374,440 is tied up in tangible assets, and they retain the remainder to fund productions and building maintenance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during their examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves should be retained to fund the charity between productions, to cover the costs of new productions before income from ticket sales is received, and be available for significant repairs and maintenance to our historic building as and when necessary (held: £468k)

“The trustees consider that there are no free reserves because adequate reserves should be retained to fund the charity between productions, to cover the costs of new productions before income from ticket sales is received, and be available for significant repairs and maintenance to our historic building as and when necessary.” — page 5

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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2022)

Total income

£570k

Total spending

£63k

Cost of raising funds

£2k

Reserves (reported)

£485k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~92.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (19/07/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anne Thornchair
Britt Adams
David Andrew Perry · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma Louise Brown
John Shepherd
Jonathan Thorpe Laws
Julie Cumbo
Marie Vaughan Ricot
Molly Anne Franks
Nicholas Foster
Oliver Simon Horle
Sharon Anita Laws

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£134k	£114k
31/08/2024	£98k	£115k
31/08/2023	£81k	£114k
31/08/2022	£570k	£63k

Common questions

Is THE CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £22,686 for the year, bringing total unrestricted funds to £467,767. The trustees consider there are no free reserves, as £374,440 is tied up in tangible assets, and they retain the remainder to fund productions and building maintenance. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during their examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£300k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION	1	£175k
ST PAUL'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION	1	£55k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£44k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£33k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE TOMORO FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BANCROFT PLAYERS.

THE BANCROFT PLAYERS income £200k
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY income £105k
NOMAD PLAYERS LIMITED income £42k
THE SEVENOAKS PLAYERS income £30k
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £18.5m
COMPANY THREE THEATRE income £554k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHIPSTEAD PLAYERS	£134k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BANCROFT PLAYERS FY2025	£200k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHADS THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£105k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
NOMAD PLAYERS LIMITED FY2025	£42k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SEVENOAKS PLAYERS FY2024	£30k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LEICESTER THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£18.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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