Charity regulator appoints Interim Managers to Seven Dials Playhouse
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-27)

The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has appointed Interim Managers to Seven Dials Playhouse Limited.

The charity (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/275934?_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_organisationNumber=275934) was placed under statutory inquiry in May 2025 to investigate ongoing concerns over its long-term financial viability.

The Commission has now appointed Interim Managers to the charity, whose role it is to undertake specific tasks in line with the charity’s governing document.

The charity’s trustee board will continue in the management, administration, and governance of the charity whilst Joseph Colley and Ryan Davies of Moore Kingston Smith & Partners LLP undertake the following tasks to the exclusion of the trustees:
- identifying the charity’s assets and liabilities
- assessing the charity’s viability, including determining whether the charity’s current business plan is fit for purpose and adequate to turn the charity’s financial prospects around
Based on the initial findings of the Interim Managers, the Commission will consider whether the Interim Managers remain in place to undertake the following task alongside the trustees:
- developing a comprehensive business plan that the trustees can use to assist them in turning around the financial prospects of the charity
Interim Managers were appointed on 20 October 2025. The Commission’s inquiry into the charity remains ongoing.

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Notes to editors
- The Charity Commission (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission) is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Its ambition is to be an expert regulator that is fair, balanced, and independent so that charity can thrive. This ambition will help to create and sustain an environment where charities further build public trust and ultimately fulfil their essential role in enhancing lives and strengthening society.
- More information on the scope of the inquiry into Seven Dials Playhouse can be found in our announcement press release: Regulator to investigate Seven Dials Playhouse over financial concerns - GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/regulator-to-investigate-seven-dials-playhouse-over-financial-concerns)
- On 20 October 2025, the Inquiry exercised the Commission’s power to appoint an Interim Manager by Order under section 76(3)(g) of the Act. Once they have completed the scope of their appointment, the Interim Manager will be discharged by an Order made under section 337(6) of the Act. More information about the Charity Commission’s appointment of Interim Managers can be found on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-the-charity-commission-appoints-interim-managers)
- Public information about Seven Dials Playhouse can be found on the register of charities: Seven Dials Playhouse Limited - 275934 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/275934)
- Information about the Charity Commission’s appointment of Interim Managers can be found on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-the-charity-commission-appoints-interim-managers).