# POLKA CHILDREN&#x27;S THEATRE LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 256979
- **Other names:** POLKA CHILDREN&#x27;S THEATRE, POLKA THEATRE, POLKA THEATRE FOR CHILDREN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Company number:** [00938592](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00938592)
- **Registered:** Oct. 2, 1968
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=256979


## Contact

- **Address:** Polka Theatre, 240 The Broadway, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW19 1SB
- **Phone:** 020 8543 4888
- **Email:** ed@polkatheatre.com
- **Website:** www.polkatheatre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS FOR CHILDREN AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, PUPPETRY, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

**Activities:** Polka empowers children aged 0 to 12 years old to navigate their world through inspirational theatre and creative experiences: improving children&#x27;s lives, bringing communities together, creating ground-breaking theatre. Since 1979 we have built a local, national and international reputation. Our venue in Wimbledon is a theatre and community hub where everyone is welcome.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Geography

- Surrey
- Throughout London





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Kalee Susan Talvitie-Brown** | Chair | May 19, 2026 |
| Alison Jane Harpur |  | May 13, 2020 |
| Arif Feisal Saad |  | Sept. 8, 2021 |
| Catherine Sally Manuel |  | Sept. 22, 2022 |
| Fiona Louise McLaren |  | Sept. 8, 2021 |
| Helen Elizabeth Clark Bell |  | March 6, 2023 |
| Kellie Louise Williams-Jauvel |  | Sept. 8, 2021 |
| Mark Paul Macey |  | May 21, 2025 |
| Michael Andrew Bradley |  | May 16, 2019 |
| Michael Lord |  | March 16, 2022 |
| Victoria Aspden |  | Sept. 8, 2021 |
| Vincent Gerald O&#x27;Brien |  | Nov. 16, 2022 |




