Registered charity · Croydon
Talawa Theatre Company Limited
Talawa Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity (number 327362) based in Croydon, governed by 13 trustees. Latest income £2.3m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as Talawa, Talawa Theatre (Charity Commission)
- 13 trustees
- Income £2.3m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Anoushka ChakrapaniTrustee · since 2026
- Chante FrazerTrustee · since 2021
- Debbie WilliamsTrustee · since 2026
- Diogo Alexandre Dos Santos VarelaTrustee · since 2021
- Ese Amaninefe Onome TarimoTrustee · since 2026
- James DacreTrustee · since 2018
- Kehryse Vanessa Johnson-FraserTrustee · since 2024
- Kojo Carl Frank ApeagyeiTrustee · since 2026
- Manmit Kaur BhambraTrustee · since 2026
- Naomi DanquahTrustee · since 2024
- Nathan PicartTrustee · since 2026
- Shaniqua Marie BenjaminTrustee · since 2021
- Shonagh Alice ReidTrustee · since 2024
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 England And Wales
- Website
- www.talawa.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Talawa Theatre Company Limited
- Registered
- 1987
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.3m£2.5m
- 2024£1.1m£1.4m
- 2023£735k£722k
Earlier years
- 2022£728k£714k
- 2021£533k£460k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 39%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE SINGING AND MUSIC.
Grants received
8 grants · £1,403,607 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
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £698,407
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £280,600 (2 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £275,000
- John Ellerman Foundation · £75,000
- City Bridge Trust · £54,600 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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.
13 trustees on the board
- Anoushka Chakrapani since 2026
- Chante Frazer since 2021
- Debbie Williams since 2026
- Diogo Alexandre Dos Santos Varela since 2021
- Ese Amaninefe Onome Tarimo since 2026
- James Dacre since 2018
- Kehryse Vanessa Johnson-Fraser since 2024
- Kojo Carl Frank Apeagyei since 2026
- Manmit Kaur Bhambra since 2026
- Naomi Danquah since 2024
- Nathan Picart since 2026
- Shaniqua Marie Benjamin since 2021
- Shonagh Alice Reid since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- James Dacre since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Chante Frazer since 2021
- Debbie Williams since 2026
- Diogo Alexandre Dos Santos Varela since 2021
- Ese Amaninefe Onome Tarimo since 2026
- James Dacre since 2018
- Kehryse Vanessa Johnson-Fraser since 2024
- Kojo Carl Frank Apeagyei since 2026
- Manmit Kaur Bhambra since 2026
- Naomi Danquah since 2024
- Nathan Picart since 2026
- Shaniqua Marie Benjamin since 2021
- Shonagh Alice Reid since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Anoushka Chakrapani 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 11.2 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 327362
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 APRIL 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 JANUARY 1987, 12 APRIL 2005 AND 10 NOVEMBER 2005.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29 JAN 2018 as amended on 25 Sep 2020
- Companies House
- Company number 02005971 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02072516644 · hq@talawa.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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