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play to the crowd

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Play To The Crowd is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Winchester and operates in Hampshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Play to the Crowd Ltd (trading as Theatre Royal Winchester) is a 400 seat regional theatre situated in Winchester City providing a professional programme of mixed genre performances, and is the base for Hat Fair, street arts festival. The theatre also includes a Participation and Learning Department and facilities for hire.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,607,394
Latest Expenditure
£2,597,624

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 92.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £604,200
Charitable Activities £1,607,602
Other Trading £371,394
Investments £24,198
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,407,947
Raising Funds £189,677
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,607,394£2,597,624£2,407,947£1,068,729£315,16222 / 150
2023£2,265,961£2,436,721£2,242,109£1,058,959£561,92421 / 150
2022£1,926,953£1,863,315£1,709,382£1,228,603£387,61122 / 100
2021£1,657,731£1,059,012£972,611£1,166,081£478,15325 / 102
2020£2,521,850£2,128,512£1,977,570£567,362£162,70032 / 214

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers