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BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 507832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Education, training and appreciation of the arts of theatre

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF DEUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ART OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC.

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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Latest income
£94k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
1978
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,736 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves of £327,884 to continue as a going concern and maintain a reserves policy of at least one year's operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least one year's operational costs (held: £328k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to at least one year's operational costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of production expenses to directors
“There have been no transactions with directors during the year apart from the reimbursement of production expenses incurred on the charity's behalf, totaling £7,765 (2024 - £4,650) between 6 (2024 - 8) directors.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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: Bolton · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£94k£99k
30/06/2024£119k£109k
30/06/2023£95k£93k
30/06/2022£90k£73k
30/06/2021£37k£50k

Common questions

Is BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,736 for the year ended 30 June 2025, compared to a surplus in the previous year. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient unrestricted reserves of £327,884 to continue as a going concern and maintain a reserves policy of at least one year's operational costs. 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 Heritage Fund15/05/2006£47k"75 years of Bolton Little Theatre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/11/1999£2k"This group produces amateur theatrical productions to the community of Bolton. The award would enable the group to put on a Millennium produ"