Herne Bay Little Theatre

Active01798526 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
8 March 1984 (42 years)
Previously known as
Playmakers (until 27 October 2017)
Industry
Performing arts (90010)
Directors
Luke Martin Fruin
Sophie Zipporah Fruin
Accounts type
Micro entity
Region
South East
Address
Herne Bay Little Theatre
44 Bullers Avenue
Herne Bay
CT6 8UH

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
19 July 2027
Last conf. stmt
5 July 2026

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Fruin, Luke Martin
Director · Appointed 15 September 2026
British
Born October 1995 (31)
Fruin, Sophie Zipporah
Director · Appointed 15 September 2026
British
Born January 1997 (29)
Director · Appointed 15 September 2026
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British
Born July 1947 (79)
Brambling-Wells, Daniel Pav Thomas
Director · Appointed 16 July 2025
British
Born November 1987
Director · Appointed 16 July 2025
British
Born March 1955 (71)
Church, Sally Ann
Secretary · Appointed 2 August 2022
Challis, Judith
Director · Appointed 27 July 2022
British
Born June 1948 (78)
Church, Sally Ann
Director · Appointed 27 July 2022
British
Born April 1955 (71)
Beechey, Andrew
Director · Appointed 11 September 2019
British
Born February 1950 (76)
Manners, Jennifer Ann
Director · Appointed 15 July 2009
British
Born August 1938 (88)
Officer history (90 former)
15 September 2026
Appointed Fruin, Sophie Zipporah as Director
15 September 2026
Appointed Jemmett, Terence Victor as Director
15 September 2026
Appointed Fruin, Luke Martin as Director
15 July 2026
Resigned Jemmett, Terence Victor as Director
15 July 2026
Resigned Kemp, David Stephen as Director
15 July 2026
Resigned Collin, Michelle as Director
16 July 2025
Resigned Brambling-Wells, Clare as Director
16 July 2025
Appointed Brambling-Wells, Daniel Pav Thomas as Director
16 July 2025
Appointed Whiteing, Patricia Alice as Director
16 July 2025
Resigned Pottle, Jane as Director
23 September 2024
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
23 September 2024
Appointed Brambling-Wells, Clare as Director
3 April 2024
Appointed Collin, Michelle as Director
3 April 2024
Appointed Pottle, Jane as Director
20 August 2023
Resigned Scarborough, Shelagh Anne as Director
2 August 2022
Appointed Church, Sally Ann as Secretary
27 July 2022
Resigned Jose, Anthony David as Director
27 July 2022
Appointed Kemp, David Stephen as Director
27 July 2022
Resigned Pottle, Jane as Secretary
27 July 2022
Appointed Church, Sally Ann as Director
27 July 2022
Resigned Pottle, Jane as Director
27 July 2022
Appointed Challis, Judith as Director
1 June 2022
Appointed Pottle, Jane as Secretary
1 June 2022
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
10 January 2022
Resigned Hamilton, Marc as Director
10 January 2022
Resigned Dixon, Patricia Rae as Director
24 November 2021
Appointed Scarborough, Shelagh Anne as Director
24 November 2021
Appointed Jemmett, Terence Victor as Director
24 November 2021
Appointed Hamilton, Marc as Director
24 November 2021
Resigned Dixon, David as Director
19 May 2021
Resigned Lloyd, Paul as Director
11 September 2019
Resigned Freeman, Laina Rose as Director
11 September 2019
Resigned Ralphs, Alan as Director
11 September 2019
Appointed Pottle, Jane as Director
11 September 2019
Appointed Beechey, Andrew as Director
25 April 2019
Resigned Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
10 April 2019
Resigned Rooke, Maria as Director
7 December 2018
Appointed Rooke, Maria as Director
22 October 2018
Resigned Acton, Sharon Patricia as Director
24 May 2018
Resigned Bergman, Paul David as Secretary
24 May 2018
Resigned Bergman, Paul David as Director
24 May 2018
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
24 May 2018
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
20 September 2017
Appointed Freeman, Laina Rose as Director
20 September 2017
Appointed Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
23 September 2015
Resigned Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
13 November 2013
Appointed Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
1 August 2013
Resigned Pottle, Jane as Director
1 August 2013
Appointed Bergman, Paul David as Secretary
1 August 2013
Appointed Bergman, Paul David as Director
1 August 2013
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
1 August 2013
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
28 October 2011
Appointed Pottle, Jane as Director
26 July 2011
Resigned Ramsay-Syers, Christine Joan as Director
8 October 2010
Appointed Dixon, David as Director
15 September 2010
Appointed Ralphs, Alan as Director
12 February 2010
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
12 February 2010
Appointed Ramsay-Syers, Christine Joan as Director
12 February 2010
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
31 January 2010
Resigned Sargeant, Michael John as Secretary
27 January 2010
Resigned Sargeant, Michael John as Director
26 January 2010
Resigned Ravenwood, Mark Adam as Director
26 January 2010
Resigned Scarborough, Shelagh Anne as Director
26 January 2010
Resigned Challis, Judith as Director
21 January 2010
Resigned Kemp, David Stephen as Director
15 July 2009
Appointed Manners, Jennifer Ann as Director
15 July 2009
Appointed Scarborough, Shelagh Anne as Director
15 July 2009
Resigned Newman, Marion as Director
15 July 2009
Resigned Ramsay Syers, Christine Joan as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Collin, Michelle as Director
9 September 2008
Resigned Dixon, David as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Jose, Anthony David as Director
9 September 2008
Appointed Kemp, David Stephen as Director
17 July 2007
Resigned Russell, Christine Clare as Director
17 July 2007
Resigned Giles, Ingrid Gisela as Director
17 July 2007
Appointed Ramsay Syers, Christine Joan as Director
17 July 2007
Appointed Ravenwood, Mark Adam as Director
17 July 2007
Appointed Lloyd, Paul as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Edwards, Georgina Mary as Director
11 October 2006
Appointed Collin, Michelle as Director
11 October 2006
Resigned Elsom, Hugh Vernon Grant as Director
11 October 2006
Resigned Elsom, Hugh Vernon Grant as Secretary
11 October 2006
Appointed Sargeant, Michael John as Secretary
11 October 2006
Appointed Sargeant, Michael John as Director
16 November 2005
Resigned Hall, Sally Evelyn as Director
16 November 2005
Resigned Sargeant, Michael John as Director
16 November 2005
Resigned Mccubbin, Mark Alexander as Director
16 October 2005
Appointed Giles, Ingrid Gisela as Director
12 October 2004
Appointed Elsom, Hugh Vernon Grant as Secretary
15 September 2004
Appointed Dixon, Patricia Rae as Director
15 September 2004
Appointed Dixon, David as Director
15 September 2004
Appointed Russell, Christine Clare as Director
15 September 2004
Appointed Edwards, Georgina Mary as Director
15 September 2004
Resigned Sargeant, Michael John as Secretary
15 September 2004
Resigned Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
19 June 2004
Resigned Phillips, Amanda as Director
19 June 2004
Resigned Phillips, Mark Alexander as Secretary
3 March 2004
Resigned Kyne, Ann Freida as Director
21 January 2004
Appointed Acton, Sharon Patricia as Director
3 September 2003
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
3 September 2003
Resigned Pocock, Stephen Lee as Director
9 July 2003
Appointed Elsom, Hugh Vernon Grant as Director
9 July 2003
Appointed Mccubbin, Mark Alexander as Director
9 July 2003
Appointed Phillips, Mark Alexander as Secretary
9 July 2003
Appointed Phillips, Amanda as Director
9 March 2003
Resigned Kemp, David Stephen as Director
24 July 2002
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
24 July 2002
Resigned Pottle, Jane Anne as Director
24 July 2002
Resigned Russell, Sidney George as Director
24 July 2002
Appointed Seager, Victoria Caroline as Director
16 January 2002
Appointed Sargeant, Michael John as Secretary
16 January 2002
Resigned Phillips, Amanda as Secretary
2 August 2001
Resigned Russell, Christine Clare as Secretary
12 July 2001
Appointed Phillips, Amanda as Secretary
12 July 2001
Appointed Challis, Judith as Director
12 July 2001
Appointed Kyne, Ann Freida as Director
12 July 2001
Appointed Pocock, Stephen Lee as Director
12 July 2001
Resigned Russell, Christine Clare as Director
12 July 2001
Appointed Kemp, David Stephen as Director
12 July 2001
Resigned Giles, Ingrid Gisela as Director
24 August 2000
Resigned Thorogood, Joseph Ernest as Director
17 September 1999
Resigned Holmes, Olivia as Director
21 July 1999
Resigned Manners, David Newman as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Pottle, Jane Anne as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Hall, Sally Evelyn as Director
21 July 1999
Appointed Newman, Marion as Director
10 November 1998
Resigned West Adams, Pamela Christine as Director
11 August 1998
Resigned Samathevan, Lynn Anita as Director
11 August 1998
Resigned Samathevan, Lynn Anita as Secretary
11 August 1998
Appointed Russell, Christine Clare as Secretary
22 July 1998
Resigned Challis, Judith as Director
22 July 1998
Appointed Manners, David Newman as Director
22 July 1998
Appointed Holmes, Olivia as Director
14 January 1998
Appointed West Adams, Pamela Christine as Director
14 January 1998
Appointed Challis, Judith as Director
8 January 1998
Resigned Goodwin, Geoffrey Graham as Director
26 November 1997
Resigned Syers, Christine Joanne as Director
20 August 1997
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
20 August 1997
Appointed Russell, Christine Clare as Director
20 August 1997
Appointed Russell, Sidney George as Director
20 August 1997
Resigned Moore, John Edmund as Director
20 August 1997
Appointed Sargeant, Michael John as Director
20 August 1996
Appointed Syers, Christine Joanne as Director
20 August 1996
Resigned Challis, Judith as Director
20 August 1996
Resigned Koukoulis, Jennifer Carol as Director
20 August 1996
Resigned Pocock, Stephen Lee as Director
20 August 1996
Resigned Airey, Pauline Ivy as Director
20 August 1996
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
20 August 1996
Appointed Goodwin, Geoffrey Graham as Director
20 August 1996
Appointed Thorogood, Joseph Ernest as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Samathevan, Lynn Anita as Secretary
1 August 1995
Appointed Samathevan, Lynn Anita as Director
1 August 1995
Resigned Goodwin, Geoffrey Graham as Director
1 August 1995
Resigned Collin, Michelle as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Pocock, Stephen Lee as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
1 August 1995
Appointed Giles, Ingrid Gisela as Director
11 January 1995
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
31 December 1994
Resigned Kitson, John as Director
22 December 1994
Resigned Gearey, Anne as Secretary
1 December 1994
Resigned Gearey, Anne as Director
9 August 1994
Appointed Kitson, John as Director
9 August 1994
Appointed Gearey, Anne as Secretary
9 August 1994
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
9 August 1994
Appointed Gearey, Anne as Director
9 August 1994
Resigned Kyne, Ann Freida as Director
31 July 1994
Resigned Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
28 December 1993
Resigned Gearey, Anne as Director
28 December 1993
Resigned Gearey, Anne as Secretary
20 November 1993
Appointed Moore, John Edmund as Director
28 October 1993
Resigned Minnaar, Marc George as Director
28 September 1993
Resigned Hudson, Camilla as Director
6 August 1993
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Secretary
6 August 1993
Appointed Robinson, Philip Brian as Director
13 July 1993
Resigned Little, Douglas as Director
13 July 1993
Appointed Goodwin, Geoffrey Graham as Director
5 July 1993
Resigned Challis, Judith as Secretary
12 January 1993
Appointed Hudson, Camilla as Director
12 January 1993
Appointed Challis, Judith as Secretary
24 June 1992
Appointed Minnaar, Marc George as Director
24 June 1992
Resigned Jemmett, Rosemary Ann as Director
25 June 1991
Appointed Koukoulis, Jennifer Carol as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2026 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets
£175,156
Debt Ratio
-1%
Current Ratio
60.8x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50k £100k £150k £200k 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 £131,966 £132,092 £142,087 £152,235 £175,156
Balance sheet detail
2026202520242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£154,409£117,039£108,784£110,103£114,244
Current Assets£18,534£33,510£36,123£24,815£24,135
Creditors (< 1 year)£305£1,163£2,524£749£6,413
Net Current Assets£22,364£36,667£35,138£24,910£17,722
Net Assets£175,156£152,235£142,087£132,092£131,966
Shareholder Funds£175,156£152,235£142,087£132,092£131,966

What Herne Bay Little Theatre say about themselves

“Welcome to A jewel in the crown of Herne Bay’s artistic scene for over 70 years – the Little Theatre promises a great night out with something to entertain everyone. Each year our six productions vary, aiming to include all genres of authors with dramas, comedies and thrillers. Our sell-out…”

— from hernebaylittletheatre.co.uk

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