Louth Playgoers Society Limited
Analysis
Louth Playgoers Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in December 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01155555). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Louth Playgoers Society Limited reported income of £525k and spending of £529k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £176k to £525k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Louth Playgoers Society Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Community Hub CIO (£525k), Snoop (£525k) and Peter Birtwistle Trust (£524k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.6% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.0%. Reserves of £88k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 1.9%
- Charitable activities 95%
- Trading 2.6%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The main activity is that of operating an Arts Theatre for the benefit of the local community by producing in house monthly performances, providing a suitable programme of visiting professional artists and companies, providing education in the Arts performance, especially by providing workshops for children and young people, together with experience of performing on a stage before an audience.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Community Hub CIO | Grimsby | £525k |
| Snoop | Bradford | £525k |
| Peter Birtwistle Trust | Colne | £524k |
| East Herts Citizens Advice Service | Essex | £526k |