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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

4y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Economic/community Development/employment 4

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2023
2024
incomespending£108k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

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
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