POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 256979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE, POLKA THEATRE, POLKA THEATRE FOR CHILDREN

Latest income

£3.6m

Latest spending

£3.4m

Registered

1968

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£3.6m

Total spending

£3.4m

Cost of raising funds

£141k

Reserves (reported)

£787k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Kalee Susan Talvitie-Brownchair
Alison Jane Harpur
Arif Feisal Saad
Catherine Sally Manuel
Fiona Louise McLaren
Helen Elizabeth Clark Bell
Kellie Louise Williams-Jauvel
Mark Paul Macey
Michael Andrew Bradley
Michael Lord · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria Aspden
Vincent Gerald O'Brien

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£3.6m	£3.4m
31/03/2024	£3.0m	£3.2m
31/03/2023	£2.6m	£3.0m
31/03/2022	£3.0m	£2.3m
31/03/2021	£2.9m	£924k

Common questions

Who funds POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name POLKA CHILDREN'S THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION, THE GREENSLADE FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION, Fight for Sight.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£61k
THE CALLEVA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£51k
THE GREENSLADE FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£51k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£30k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£20k
Fight for Sight	FY2024	£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£20k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	FY2024	£8k
THE JOHN HORSEMAN TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2023	£5k
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION	FY2024	£3k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
FRAZER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY	FY2024	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/10/2018	£61k	"Polka 40: Sharing the impact and history of children's theatre over four decades"