Registered charity · Darlington
The Castle Players
- 10 trustees
- Income £27k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anne Elizabeth PlattenTrustee · since 2022
- Dorothy Mary StastnyTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Robert PearsonTrustee · since 2026
- Gordon Alistair Duffy-McghieTrustee · since 2022
- Heather Mary ArmstrongTrustee · since 2020
- Helen Clare NewellTrustee
- Lesley Olivia Jane CuttingTrustee
- Michael SteinbockTrustee · since 2023
- Rhonda Marie Holmes Hart-DavisTrustee · since 2026
- Susan Elizabeth ByrneTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.castleplayers.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Castle Players
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£27k£25k
- 2024£19k£14k
- 2023£16k£18k
Earlier years
- 2022£27k£36k
- 2021£9k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PRODUCTION OF PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE LIVING IN RURAL AREAS
Grants received
1 grant · £4,825 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £4,825
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Anne Elizabeth Platten since 2022
- Dorothy Mary Stastny since 2023
- Dr Robert Pearson since 2026
- Gordon Alistair Duffy-Mcghie since 2022
- Helen Clare Newell
- Heather Mary Armstrong since 2020
- Lesley Olivia Jane Cutting
- Michael Steinbock since 2023
- Rhonda Marie Holmes Hart-Davis since 2026
- Susan Elizabeth Byrne since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Heather Mary Armstrong since 2020
- Susan Elizabeth Byrne since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Anne Elizabeth Platten since 2022
- Gordon Alistair Duffy-Mcghie since 2022
- Helen Clare Newell
- Heather Mary Armstrong since 2020
- Michael Steinbock since 2023
- Rhonda Marie Holmes Hart-Davis since 2026
- Susan Elizabeth Byrne since 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Dorothy Mary Stastny since 2023
- Dr Robert Pearson since 2026
- Lesley Olivia Jane Cutting
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1036934
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 05 NOVEMBER 1992 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 21 FEBRUARY 1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 NOV 2016
- Companies House
- Company number 02762428 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01325350590 · info@castleplayers.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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