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Spid Theatre Company Limited
Spid Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity (number 1097344) based in London, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £612k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The charity?s objects are to advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts through high quality community theatre on council estates, in particular but not exclusively art on the theme of social housing, and to advance...
- 10 trustees
- Income £612k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Ashley MpanzuTrustee · since 2024
- Benedict GilmanTrustee · since 2022
- Gemma ThompsonTrustee · since 2025
- Hilary SpencerTrustee · since 2021
- Kristian LalajTrustee · since 2026
- Maya Lilyana NielsenTrustee · since 2026
- Naomi Rose Wilhelmina IsraelTrustee · since 2018
- Rhys Frederick Anthony WilliamsonTrustee · since 2025
- Russell TeimourianTrustee · since 2022
- Sophia OllivierreTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.spidtheatre.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Spid Theatre Company Limited
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£612k£300k
- 2024£1.2m£290k
- 2023£1.6m£281k
Earlier years
- 2022£715k£423k
- 2021£712k£304k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The charity?s objects are to advance education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts through high quality community theatre on council estates, in particular but not exclusively art on the theme of social housing, and to advance citizenship or community development for the public benefit, in particular, but not exclusively, by challenging stereotypes, celebrating history and making community rooms available for the use of residents of the Kensal House residents, the local neighbourhood and wider community, without distinction of political, religious or other opinions, including use for (a), lectures and classes and (b) other forms of recreation and leisure time occupations with the object of improving the conditions of life for social housing residents.
Grants received
42 grants · £3,306,268 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 Heritage Fund · £1,375,456 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £662,286 (14 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £267,960 (2 grants)
- City Bridge Trust · £225,600 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £204,800 (4 grants)
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
- Ashley Mpanzu since 2024
- Benedict Gilman since 2022
- Gemma Thompson since 2025
- Hilary Spencer since 2021
- Kristian Lalaj since 2026
- Maya Lilyana Nielsen since 2026
- Naomi Rose Wilhelmina Israel since 2018
- Rhys Frederick Anthony Williamson since 2025
- Russell Teimourian since 2022
- Sophia Ollivierre since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Naomi Rose Wilhelmina Israel since 2018
- Sophia Ollivierre since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Ashley Mpanzu since 2024
- Benedict Gilman since 2022
- Gemma Thompson since 2025
- Hilary Spencer since 2021
- Kristian Lalaj since 2026
- Maya Lilyana Nielsen since 2026
- Naomi Rose Wilhelmina Israel since 2018
- Rhys Frederick Anthony Williamson since 2025
- Russell Teimourian since 2022
- Sophia Ollivierre since 2020
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.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
8.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 18.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1097344
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/06/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/05/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/05/2015 as amended on 27 Nov 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 04466287 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0208 968 2961 · office@spidtheatre.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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