Registered charity (CIO) · West Byfleet
The Cecil Hepworth Playhouse - Theatre for the Community
The Cecil Hepworth Playhouse - Theatre for the Community is a registered charity (number 1200829) based in West Byfleet, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Janet Ada Turner since 2022. Latest income £122k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Chptc (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £122k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Surrey
- Website
- www.cecilhepworthplayhouse.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£122k£74k
- 2024£108k£61k
- 2023£69k£16k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 37%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 1. THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A THEATRE AND HALL SPACE FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE CECIL HEPWORTH PLAYHOUSE, INCLUDING ELMBRIDGE, SPELTHORNE, RUNNYMEDE, WOKING, GUILDFORD, MOLE VALLEY, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, INCLUDING USE FOR: (A) MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES, AND (B) OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC.2. TO PROMOTE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, SUCH AS IN THEATRICAL ARTS, CINEMATIC HISTORY AND STAGECRAFT FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND THROUGH THE PROVISIONING AND MANAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC SPACE FOR THE PERFORMANCE, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ARTS, MORE PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO) MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA, DANCE, MUSIC, CINEMATIC AND OTHER ARTS AND ACTIVITIES.3. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN:I. THE ARTS OF STAGECRAFT, INCLUDING OTHER ASPECTS OF THEATRE AND THEATRE MANAGEMENT; II. THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE CECIL HEPWORTH PLAYHOUSE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Janet Ada Turner Chair since 2022
- Christopher Hedley Punch since 2022
- Jenny-Theresa Melodie Jones since 2022
- Louise Antoniette Tait since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Janet Ada Turner Chair since 2022
- Christopher Hedley Punch since 2022
- Jenny-Theresa Melodie Jones since 2022
- Louise Antoniette Tait since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1200829
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Oct 2022
- Contact on the register
- 01932 932415 · info@cecilhepworthplayhouse.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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