ELTHAM LITTLE THEATRE LTD

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

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Latest income
£184k
Latest spending
£197k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

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

Operates in: Greenwich

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£184k£197k
31/07/2024£177k£179k
31/07/2023£169k£159k
31/07/2022£160k£151k
31/07/2021£93k£119k

Common questions

Is ELTHAM LITTLE THEATRE LTD financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2004£4kNew Stages Youth Drama Group

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELTHAM LITTLE THEATRE LTD£184k0unclearno doubt
LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED FY2024£6.7m£80,001 - £90,0003unclearno doubt
ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£7.3maboveno doubt
LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.7munclearno doubt
EXETER LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£103k0unclearno doubt
THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED FY2025£23.4m£90,001 - £100,000aboveno doubt

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