BRIGHTON AND HOVE OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1097743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

AMATEUR THEATRE COMPANY

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: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a deficit of £10,126 for the year, with total incoming resources of £61,544 and total expenditure of £71,671. Despite the deficit, the trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern, supported by unrestricted fund balances of £23,505 and restricted funds of £883. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit.

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 4 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Michelle Newtonchair
• Andrew Stoner
• CLARE ELIZABETH DAVIS
• PAUL ANDREW FISH

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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