Leading Players
Analysis
Leading Players is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Atherstone. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending May 2025, Leading Players reported income of £12k and spending of £8,157, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £685 to £12k (+1612%), an average of +103% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leading Players sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lady Virginia Grant-Lawson Charitable Trust (£12k), Fawley Men's Shed (£12k) and The New Keith Thompson Centre (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To enable adults with a learning disability from across Warwickshire to explore learning disability issues in drama workshops at the Owen Street Community Arts Centre in Atherstone to include mine, role-play, improvisation and song. We work with professional sessional workers and volunteers from the world of theatre to devise and perform stage productions and community based theatre.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Virginia Grant-Lawson Charitable Trust | Somerset | £12k |
| Fawley Men's Shed | Southampton | £12k |
| The New Keith Thompson Centre | West Yorkshire | £12k |
| Saving Dreams | London | £12k |