Thank you
We are hugely grateful to everyone who has donated to Polka in recent years. In particular, we would like to acknowledge key funders mentioned below who have enabled us to fulfil our purpose of making theatre accessible to all children regardless of their background or ability.
Public Funders
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list (a-z) Polka’s Public Funders
- Arts Council England / National Lottery
- Merton Borough Council
- EU small size
Future Polka Public Funders
- Arts Council England / National Lottery
- Mayor of London’s Good Growth Fund
- Merton Borough Council
- Merton’s Neighbourhood Fund
- National Lottery Heritage Fund
Corporate Funders
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list (a-z) - Marcus Beale Architects
- Lendscape
- Icon Solutions
- MFS
- Murray Hay
- Morr & Co Solicitors
- Robert Holmes & Company
- Russell-Cooke Solicitors
- The Family Treatment Service
- Wimbledon Homes
- Wimbledon Offices Ltd
- Wimbledon Quarter
Trusts & Foundations
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list (a-z) - Alf and Hilda Leivers Charity Trust
- Backstage Trust
- BBC Children in Need
- Chan Yin Chuen Memorial Charitable Foundation
- Christina Smith Foundation
- Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
- Clarion Futures
- Earl of Mornington Lodge Benevolent Fund
- Enterprise Arts Trust
- Ernest Hecht Charitable Foundation
- Frazer Trust
- J P Foundation
- L&Q Foundation
- London Freemasons Charity
- Misses Barrie Charitable Foundation
- Ovingdean Hall Foundation
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation
- Rowan Bentall Charitable Trust
- Tesco Community Grants
- The Andor Charitable Trust
- The Arts Society Wimbledon
- The Barbara Whatmore Charitable Trust
- The Boris Karloff Charitable Foundation
- The Calleva Foundation
- The Carmela and Ronnie Pignatelli Foundation
- The Charles Skey Charitable Trust
- The Charlotte Bonham-Carter Charitable Trust
- The Childhood Trust
- The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust
- The Doris Pacey Charitable Trust
- The Dorus Trust
- The Garek Trust
- The Greenslade Family Foundation
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- The John Thaw Foundation
- The London Community Foundation
- The Munro Charitable Trust
- The Patricia Routledge Charitable Trust
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- The TK Maxx & Homesense Foundation
- The Topinambour Trust
- Usborne Publishing Ltd
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- The Weinstock Fund
- The Wolfson Foundation
- The Wyn and Ken Lo Memorial Foundation
- Unity Theatre Trust
- Wimbledon District Nursing and Midwifery Benevolent Society
- Wimbledon Foundation
Polka Guardians and Super Heroes
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list (a-z) Polka Guardians:
- Victoria Aspden and Rupert Williams
- Natasha Gill
- Adrian Johnson
- Vincent O’Brien
- The Robertson Family
Polka Super Heroes:
- Alison and Tony Harpur
- John Hyatt
- Katherine Hill
- Keith Steventon
- Lily Bourne-McKenna
- Lucy Thomlinson
- Mairi Brewis
- Oliver Stocken
- Oscar Lewisohn
- Phillip and Gillian Broadley
- Stephen Harland
- Susie Wells
- Tom Bolland
Individual Capital Supporters
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list (a-z) - The Aitken Family
- Alan Ayckbourn
- The Bampfylde Family
- Andrew & Sarah Bester
- Zac, Jake and Crusoe Bourne-McKenna
- Martin & Helen Buck
- The Davies’s Putney Heath
- Henry & Sabine Elkington
- The Harpur Family
- Robin & Jane Healey
- The Ingram Family
- The Kerr Family
- The Lavelle Family
- Sandy & Alex Layton
- The Locke Family
- Sir Ian McKellen
- The Proctor Family
- Mark and Julia Rawlinson
- The Richards Family
- Nick Robertson
- Richard Simon
- The Theron Family
- Dame June Whitfield
Future Polka Founders
- Simon Bates & Matthew Crowfoot
- The Berkeley Family
- The Freemantle Family
- Iman and Zac Hafeez
- The Hallifax Family
- The Adrian Johnson Family
- The Kelleher Family
- Oliver Stocken
- The Wells Family
- Jacqui & David Wood
Future Polka Families
- The Aldous Knapp Family
- The Broadley Family
- The Cannon Family
- The Dodwell Family
- The Gunewardena Family
- Quintin & Mary Heaney
- The Hill Family
- John & Tristram Hyatt
- The Jones Family
- The Laurence Family
- Louis, Max and Elise
- Mr S & Dr C Nelson
- The O’Hare Family
- Pit & John Rink
- The Robertson Family
- The Stocken Family
- The Thimont Jack Family
- Mr & Mrs M.A. Weston
- Paul & Consuelo Windsor
Name a Seat Appeal Supporters
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list (a-z) Our Seat Namers have made a lasting impact at Polka by naming a seat in the main theatre for 10 years. For more information on our Name A Seat Appeal, click here.
- The Allen Family
- Timothy Anderson
- Marcus Beale
- The Starkie Bence Charitable Trust
- Nelly Boydell
- Nan Brenninkmeyer
- Satomi, Kumiko and James Brocklebank
- The Buck Family
- The Campbell Family
- Deborah Chay in honour of Gary Roberts
- Rosemary David
- Hugh Costello in memory of Christine Costello
- The Development family: Sarah, Helen, Gwen, Farah & Amanda
- Gemma Duncan
- Anna-Lena, Jack and Nicholas Elkington
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- Charlotte Fallon
- The Gibbs, Harrison and Preiss families
- The Gilmour Family
- The Hall Family
- Handelsbanken Wimbledon
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- The Harpur Family
- Punita & Akbar Hossain
- Diana Kubicki
- Oscar & Margaret Lewisohn
- Zinnia May Lisle
- Martin, Jane, Nick and Michael Long
- Mairi, Penelope, Maddie & Toby
- The Mills Family
- The Robin Mischeff Charitable Trust
- Sir Robin & Marta Murray
- Steph Parker
- Zoe Prag
- Asma Qamar and Ali Khan
- Issata Raynesford
- Rhea
- Brodie Richardson
- Rocco, Orla and Leo
- The Rudd Family
- Russell-Cooke Solicitors
- Xavi & Taran Underwood
- Sally, David, Hannah, Owen & Joe
- David Shnaps and Family
- The Shriver Family
- Andrew and Blanche Sibbald
- The Smee Family
- Keith Steventon
- Rosemary Steventon
- The Stewart Family
- The Theron Family
- Stuart and Alison Wallace
- The Whiteway Family
- The Winterflood Family
- Freya Wright
Adventure Theatre Bench Namers:- Natasha Gill
- Dame June Whitfield
- The Simons, in honour of Vivienne Walters (Mrs V O Simon) and Dr R J W Hurd LLD PhD FTCL
- Christina Smith Foundation
Capital Trust Supporters
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list (a-z) - The Andor Charitable Trust
- Backstage Trust
- The Bellasis Trust
- The Bellinger Donnay Charitable Trust
- The BP Foundation
- Butt Family through The Calleva Foundation
- Chan Yin Chuen Memorial Charitable Foundation
- City Bridge Trust
- Clore Duffield Foundation
- The Clothworkers’ Foundation
- The John Coates Charitable Trust
- Cockayne – Grants for the Arts
- The Culra Charitable Trust
- The Vernon N Ely Charitable Trust
- Equity Charitable Trust
- The Fence Club Trust Fund
- Foyle Foundation
- Frazer Trust
- The Generations Foundation
- Grange Farm Centre Trust
- The Greenslade Family Foundation
- Guild of Freemen of the City of London’s Charity
- The Hugo Halkes Charitable Trust
- Icon Solutions
- J P Foundation
- The JP Jacobs Charitable Trust
- The Kirby Laing Foundation
- The Leche Trust
- Alf and Hilda Leivers Charity Trust
- The Linbury Trust
- London Marathon Charitable Trust
- The Margarethe Charitable Trust
- Metropolitan Public Gardens Association
- The Robin Mischeff Charitable Trust
- The Monument Trust
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation
- The Carmela and Ronnie Pignatelli Foundation
- Doris Pacey and the Dr Michael & Anna Brynberg Charitable Foundations
- The Patricia Routledge Charitable Trust
- The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation
- The Charles Skey Charitable Trust
- Christina Smith Foundation
- The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
- The Taylor Family Foundation
- DM Thomas Foundation for Young People
- The True Colours Trust
- Viridor’s Beddington ERF Community Benefit Fund
- Garfield Weston Foundation
- Wimbledon District Nursing and Midwifery Benevolent Society
- The Wimbledon Foundation
- The Wolfson Foundation
- The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths Charitable Trust
Polka Champions
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list (a-z) Polka Champions:
- Edward Iszatt-West
- Sara Kramer
- Fiona McLaren
- Rachael Meaker
- Oliver Schuh
- Kellie Williams-Jauvel
Patrons
Sir Alan Ayckbourn | Malorie Blackman OBE | Sir Kenneth Branagh | Gyles Brandreth | Cerrie Burnell | Dame Judi Dench | Omid Djalili | Amanda Holden | Vicky Ireland MBE | Dame Joanna Lumley | Sadiq Khan | Kevin O’Hare | Michael Rosen | Lady Vereker | Jamael Westman | David Wood OBE | Lord McNicol of West Kilbride