THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED
Registered charity 268154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE THEATRE
Provision of live arts events, films and exhibitions at The Theatre together with a community and education programme in Chipping Norton and the region.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an unrestricted surplus of £43,381 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with free reserves standing at £172,672. The trustees report that forecasts are suitably positive for the next twelve months, allowing the accounts to be prepared on a going concern basis. However, the trustees also note that the building is old and the charity does not currently have enough reserves to cover significant future repair costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: agreed Reserves Policy (held: £173k)
“The Council of Management has an agreed Reserves Policy in place” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Theatre invoiced £4,691 to Cleenol Group Ltd for theatre hire; R Greaves is director.
“The Theatre invoiced £4,691 (2024: £720) to Cleenol Group Ltd, a company in which R Greaves is director, for theatre hire.” — page 23
“The Theatre invoiced £nil (2024: £80) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team Ltd, a charity in which R Greaves is a director, for room hire. The Theatre also paid £nil (2024: £5,945) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team that had been raised on its behalf.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Theatre invoiced £nil to Lawrence Home Nursing Team Ltd for room hire and paid £nil raised on its behalf; R Greaves is director.
“The Theatre invoiced £4,691 (2024: £720) to Cleenol Group Ltd, a company in which R Greaves is director, for theatre hire.” — page 23
“The Theatre invoiced £nil (2024: £80) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team Ltd, a charity in which R Greaves is a director, for room hire. The Theatre also paid £nil (2024: £5,945) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team that had been raised on its behalf.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Theatre invoiced £3,116 by Robinson Technical Services Ltd for building maintenance; J Robinson is director.
“The Theatre invoiced £4,691 (2024: £720) to Cleenol Group Ltd, a company in which R Greaves is director, for theatre hire.” — page 23
“The Theatre invoiced £nil (2024: £80) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team Ltd, a charity in which R Greaves is a director, for room hire. The Theatre also paid £nil (2024: £5,945) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team that had been raised on its behalf.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Theatre invoiced £nil by Grayling Thomas Architects Limited for professional services; A Thomas is director.
“The Theatre invoiced £4,691 (2024: £720) to Cleenol Group Ltd, a company in which R Greaves is director, for theatre hire.” — page 23
“The Theatre invoiced £nil (2024: £80) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team Ltd, a charity in which R Greaves is a director, for room hire. The Theatre also paid £nil (2024: £5,945) to Lawrence Home Nursing Team that had been raised on its behalf.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Wenn Townsend. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Theatre, Chipping Norton (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Richard Greaves — Chairman of the Board of Trustees (source)
- John Terry — Artistic Director (source)
- Jo Robinson — General Manager (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Small Print — “Website developed with funding from Small Print” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CASE, Lucinda Jane — director, appointed 22/12/2025on trustee list
- CREGAN, John Paul — director, appointed 22/12/2025not on trustee list
- NDHLOVU, Nobuhle Regina Tafadzwa — director, appointed 04/07/2024on trustee list
- HOTCHKISS, Helen Louise — director, appointed 01/01/2024on trustee list
- PRANGNELL, Simon John — director, appointed 04/10/2022not on trustee list
- SUMNER, Tim — director, appointed 05/12/2017on trustee list
- GREAVES, Richard Stephen — director, appointed 10/06/2011on trustee list
- PEAKE, Camilla Jane — director, appointed 25/11/2008on trustee list
- ROBINSON, Jo Mary — secretary, appointed 13/10/2014
Official officers record.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£202k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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: 11.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (11/08/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gloucestershire · Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an unrestricted surplus of £43,381 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with free reserves standing at £172,672. The trustees report that forecasts are suitably positive for the next twelve months, allowing the accounts to be prepared on a going concern basis. However, the trustees also note that the building is old and the charity does not currently have enough reserves to cover significant future repair costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wenn Townsend.
Who funds THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHIPPING NORTON THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST BUDEAUX PLYMOUTH, CHK Foundation, THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND, THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION.
Shared trustees with funders
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Known funders
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