HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD.

Registered charity 1131899 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charities objectives and activities are:a) to advance the education of the public in the performing arts andb) to provide or assist in the facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) AREA) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PERFORMING ARTSB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £13,832 for the year, with total income of £319,241 against total expenditure of £305,409. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £85,069, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering two months of operational expenditure, although the board noted that much of this reserve is held as debtors. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 6 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALEXANDER DAVID PURVES
• LEONE JEANNE RAYNER · trustee of 3 other charities
• NICOLE DANIELLE MAY
• PETER JOHN JARVIS-MACK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tone Jarvis

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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