DEREHAM THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1042094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DEREHAM OPERATIC SOCIETY

Dereham Theatre Company is an active amateur theatre group. We own a Studio where we rehearse and hold Committee meetings. We have both adult members (acting and non acting) and youth members (acting). We perform to local audiences in Dereham Memorial Hall. Each year we look to put on a minimum of one musical and a pantomime. Preferably also performing a play, concert and/or second musical.

Objects

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £73,523 and total expenses of £62,444. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves (General Fund) stood at £72,389 at the year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Danielle Standing
• Dorcas Olley
• Heather Neave
• Kevin Jude
• Lorraine Whitehead
• MARGARET ANN WHITE
• Mark Ludman
• Martyn Rolfe
• Michele Blanks
• Sharon Davison
• Sophie Soto
• Sophie Soto

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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Government & lottery funding

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