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LINDLEY PLAYERS LIMITED

Registered charity 234288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PLAYHOUSE WHITSTABLE

General public entertainement/MankindProvision of Hobby pursuits on a voluntary basis

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Latest income
£170k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £25,626 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £446,077. The trustees report that the charity is able to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and has no paid staff or defined-benefit pension schemes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover major repairs and upgrades to the building infrastructure and roof when required which would not be covered by our business insurance policy, estimated to be in the region of £200,000 to £300,000 + vat. (held: £446k)
“our reserves are therefore maintained at a level sufficient to cover major repairs and upgrades to the building infrastructure and roof when required which would not be covered by our business insurance policy, estimated to be in the region of £200,000 to £300,000 + vat.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£170k£145k
31/12/2024£170k£110k
31/12/2023£169k£130k
31/12/2022£103k£81k
31/12/2021£31k£41k

Common questions

Is LINDLEY PLAYERS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £25,626 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £446,077. The trustees report that the charity is able to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity relies entirely on volunteers and has no paid staff or defined-benefit pension schemes. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION1£51k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST1£3k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION1£1k
SHEFFIELD GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXHIBITION FOUNDATION1£0

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LINDLEY PLAYERS LIMITED£170k—0above—no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£421k—0below—noted
LINDENLEAF CIO FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
LEEDS THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£9.7m——unclear—no doubt
FORCED ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED FY2025£724k—0above—no doubt
PLOT IO COMMUNITY PLAY PROJECT FY2025£266k—0above—material uncertainty

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