THE NEWMARKET OPERATIC MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD

Registered charity 1120041 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the public in the dramatic, musical and operatic arts and to further the development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts by producing Musicals, Pantomimes, Plays for adults and children. We also educate by running a summer schools, workshops, weekly theatre clubs for children and open mic nights so the general public can showcase their talents for free at our venue.

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

Latest income

£141k

Latest spending

£107k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £215,270, up from £181,222 the previous year, following a net income surplus of £34,048. The trustees report that the company plans to survive rising costs and aims to sustain productions by maintaining membership levels. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Company's plan is to survive given the current rising costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Newmarket Charitable Foundation — “Thanks to the help of the Newmarket Charitable Foundation, Abbeygate Cinema and NOMADS, we bring you the Kings Cinema at our very own Kings …” (source page)
Abbeygate Cinema — “Thanks to the help of the Newmarket Charitable Foundation, Abbeygate Cinema and NOMADS, we bring you the Kings Cinema at our very own Kings …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Jamie Robert Maguirechair
Christopher Charles Brighty · trustee of 1 other charity
Marion Hadley
Sarah Elizabeth Smith
Steven Fenn

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£141k	£107k
31/03/2024	£103k	£106k
31/03/2023	£77k	£105k
31/03/2022	£65k	£78k
31/03/2021	£61k	£43k

Common questions

Is THE NEWMARKET OPERATIC MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £215,270, up from £181,222 the previous year, following a net income surplus of £34,048. The trustees report that the company plans to survive rising costs and aims to sustain productions by maintaining membership levels. The filing notes that the company was entitled to exemption from audit under the small companies regime. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£13k
DAVID LAING FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY.

THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY income £157k
THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY income £145k
ALTRINCHAM GARRICK SOCIETY LIMITED income £949k
THE BIRKENHEAD OPERATIC SOCIETY TRUST income £271k
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £174k
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE NEWMARKET OPERATIC MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD	£141k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2023	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY FY2024	£145k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALTRINCHAM GARRICK SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£949k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BIRKENHEAD OPERATIC SOCIETY TRUST FY2025	£271k	—	above	1.8%	no doubt
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2024	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.