The Chipstead Players

Analysis

The Chipstead Players is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coulsdon. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Chipstead Players reported income of £134k and spending of £114k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2025, income fell from £570k to £134k (-77%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Chipstead Players sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rick Mather David Scrase Foundation (£134k), Orion Symphony Orchestra (£134k) and Theatre Dance Council International (£134k).