Covenant Players UK Trust
What it does
Covenant Players is an international Christian repertory theatre company. We are a communications and educational resource, providing performances and training in service to the church, schools, prisons and diverse organisations across the wider community.
Its charitable purposes
(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE DEED HERETO PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF DRAMA ND OTHER MEDIA TO PROMOTE CHRISTAIN TEACHINGS, PRINCIPLES, VALUES AND MORES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND MORES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Disability
- Religious activities
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- France
- Germany
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Area of benefit in its governing document: The United Kingdom and Elsewhere
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £15,390 and spent £14,208.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £15,390 | £14,208 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2024 | £25,834 | £27,605 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 December 2023 | £34,524 | £35,862 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 December 2022 | £30,396 | £31,264 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 December 2021 | £25,402 | £28,239 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 39%, from £25,402 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £15,390 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 92% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent more than its income in 4 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Deborah Christine Allen
- Eileen Lock
- Robin M Johnson-tanner
- Timothy Lloyd Martin
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 28 October 2026, 3 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 30 October 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 | Received 31 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 October 2023, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 27 October 2022, 4 days early | Received 27 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1059359
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 22 November 1996
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED MADE 30TH OCTOBER 1996
- Website
- www.covenantplayers.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Torfaen
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.