BRIGHTON LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 296787 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q114054572

We provide facilities and the premises through which people of all age groups can learn about and take part in theatre productions. Training in "back stage" work, sets and costumes is included.

Objects

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY DRAMATIC EDUCATION AND FOSTER THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DANCE MUSIC AND MIME AND TO FORMULATE PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £519,204 at the year end, significantly exceeding its stated reserves policy target of at least £15,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £5,612 for the year, having generated £65,603 in income against £59,991 in expenditure. The trustees confirmed that no material uncertainties exist regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 5 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02074376 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• HARRIES-REES, Glenys — director, appointed 13/04/2026on trustee list
• EVANS, Stephen — director, appointed 12/04/2026on trustee list
• WARD, Leigh Michael — director, appointed 09/04/2017on trustee list
• ADAMS, Steven George — secretary, appointed 22/04/2015

Official officers record.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Leigh M Wardchair
• Glenys Harries-Rees
• Stephen Evans
• Steven Adams

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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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
• BRIGHTON THEATRE GROUP income £207k
• BINGLEY LITTLE THEATRE income £318k
• LITTLE ACTORS THEATRE COMPANY income £57k
• LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY income £64k
• ALTRINCHAM LITTLE THEATRE income £60k

Side by side with its peers

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