SPILSBY SESSIONS HOUSE

Registered charity 1201217 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is established for public benefit to (1) provide full public access to a heritage site; and (2) provide the general public with access to works of artistic merit.The charity aims to restore Spilsby Sessions House - an iconic Lincolnshire landmark of local and national significance - and to bring people together in a celebration of arts, heritage and community.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HISTORIC BUILDING SPILSBY THEATRE (SPILSBY SESSION HOUSE) AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.2. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DRAMA, DANCE AND MUSIC, BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £574,204 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven primarily by restricted grants for building renovations. However, the charity's free unrestricted reserves stood at only £10,114, which is significantly lower than the total funds held, indicating a heavy reliance on restricted project funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kevin Michael Lockyerchair
• Bruce Daniel Knight
• DAVID RODERICK START · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Atkin
• Ian Vincent Steltner
• Katie Lou Green
• Lorraine Watkinson
• Tracey Anne Robson

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

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Government & lottery funding

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