ELTHAM LITTLE THEATRE LTD

Registered charity 208710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q7718951 · Wikipedia · also known as THE BOB HOPE THEATRE

Arts and culture

Objects

FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS OF THE THEATRE, DRAMA, MUSIC, THE CINEMA AND ANY COGNATE OF ALLIED ARTS.

Area of benefit: ELTHAM AND ELSEWHERE

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Greenwich, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £13,486 for the year ended 31 July 2025, compared to a deficit of £1,563 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds approximately £169,000 in cash at bank, which supports the conclusion that it is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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.

• 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
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Russell Barefoot
• James Shepherd
• John Goodwin

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED.

• BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED income £94k
• ALTRINCHAM LITTLE THEATRE income £60k
• CHESHAM MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £37k
• EXMOUTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £37k
• THE CHANGELING THEATRE COMPANY income £105k
• THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND income £679k

Side by side with its peers

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