Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
The Friends of Centre Stage
The Friends of Centre Stage is a registered charity (number 1201041) based in Kent, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Melanie Kate Johnson since 2026. Latest income £15k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Friends of Centre Stage (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £15k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Throughout England
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£15k£17k
- 2024£22k£11k
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE STUDENTS OF CENTRE STAGE THEATRE ACADEMY, AND THOSE IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS THE ACADEMY WORKS WITHIN, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE ACADEMY AND THE SUPPLY OF GRANTS TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS UP TO THE AGE OF 21 (25 IF WITH A DIAGNOSED DISABILITY), TO ACCESS TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN MUSICAL THEATRE, DRAMA AND THE ARTS AT, AND THROUGH, THE ACADEMY.
Grants received
1 grant · £4,000 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
- Backstage Trust · £4,000
Most recent
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Melanie Kate Johnson Chair since 2026
- Daniel Joseph Johnson since 2022
- Frankie Patrick Fitzgerald since 2022
- Lydia Jane Anderson Fitzgerald since 2022
- Marvin Mark James Smith since 2023
- Natalie Louise Simmons since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Melanie Kate Johnson Chair since 2026
- Daniel Joseph Johnson since 2022
- Frankie Patrick Fitzgerald since 2022
- Lydia Jane Anderson Fitzgerald since 2022
- Marvin Mark James Smith since 2023
- Natalie Louise Simmons since 2026
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.
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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
- 1201041
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Nov 2022
- Contact on the register
- 08000582521 · friends@centrestagetheatreacademy.com
- 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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