HITCHIN THESPIANS

Registered charity 1005332 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HITCHIN THESPIANS AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

To educate the public in the dramatic ands operatic arts to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, to assist and futher such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the Committee shall from time to time determine;

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS, TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: HITCHIN AND ADJOINING DISTRICTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£65k

Latest spending

£65k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held a net receipt of £961 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with cash funds increasing from £85,183 to £86,144. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding £20,000 as an operational buffer for unexpected interruptions, a target which the current cash balance exceeds. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination with no material matters identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £86k)

“A reserve of £20,000 is held for unexpected interruptions to operations to enable the ongoing expenses of the charity to be paid”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

James Ibbotson CMgr FCMIchair
Claire Anne Bailes
Laura Jane Rogers
MARIANNE CLAIRE EADY BOND
Philippa Jane Tadman · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Bailes
Sheryl Anning

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£65k	£65k
31/12/2024	£49k	£48k
31/12/2023	£56k	£33k
31/12/2022	£37k	£28k
31/12/2021	£32k	£16k

Common questions

Is HITCHIN THESPIANS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held a net receipt of £961 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with cash funds increasing from £85,183 to £86,144. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of holding £20,000 as an operational buffer for unexpected interruptions, a target which the current cash balance exceeds. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination with no material matters identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.