--- title: "Womens Playhouse Trust — charity 286384 | CharityCompare" description: "Womens Playhouse Trust (charity 286384): income £119k (2025). Registration, accounts, senior pay, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/womens-playhouse-trust retrieved: 2026-10-07T20:05:58.937Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 286384Charitable company WP # Womens Playhouse Trust Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Womens Playhouse Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.thewappingproject.org/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=286384&subId=0) Work at Womens Playhouse Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=womens-playhouse-trust&type=claim&name=Womens%20Playhouse%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Womens Playhouse Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £118,515 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £215,001 Registered charity number 286384 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) London Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.thewappingproject.org](http://www.thewappingproject.org/) Quick answer Womens Playhouse Trust (number 286384) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Womens Playhouse Trust do? To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and to foster appreciation of the Arts in the theatre and other associated audio, visual and mechanical arts. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Womens Playhouse Trust Answers Womens Playhouse Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Womens Playhouse Trust's highest-paid staff paid? Womens Playhouse Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band | £60,001–£70,000 | 1 | | --- | --- | The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Does Womens Playhouse Trust receive government funding? The annual return does not answer this question for Womens Playhouse Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies. Womens Playhouse Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Womens Playhouse Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Womens Playhouse Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 16 February 1983 Company number [01693212](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01693212) (Companies House) Also known as The Wapping Project; Wpt Previous names on the register Women's Playhouse Project Limited Where it says it operates Bahrain · Canada · Denmark · Germany · Oman · United Arab Emirates · United States · Scotland ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is Womens Playhouse Trust registered for? Arts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Womens Playhouse Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Womens Playhouse Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Womens Playhouse Trust? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists Womens Playhouse Trust as a registered charity (number 286384) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Womens Playhouse Trust's charity number? Womens Playhouse Trust's charity number is 286384. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 286384? Search 286384 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Womens Playhouse Trust do? To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and to foster appreciation of the Arts in the theatre and other associated audio, visual and mechanical arts. Does Womens Playhouse Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Womens Playhouse Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Womens Playhouse Trust? Womens Playhouse Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.thewappingproject.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Womens Playhouse Trust's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Womens Playhouse Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Womens Playhouse Trust? The register records Womens Playhouse Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Womens Playhouse Trust's trustees paid? Womens Playhouse Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. What was Womens Playhouse Trust previously called? The register lists this previous name for Womens Playhouse Trust: Women's Playhouse Project Limited. When was Womens Playhouse Trust registered as a charity? Womens Playhouse Trust was entered on the register on 16 February 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01693212). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=286384&subId=0).