WORLE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1138832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WODS

The object of the Society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts,and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts.

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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE SOMERSET

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: North Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated total receipts of £42,422 against total payments of £21,167, resulting in a net surplus of £21,255 for the year. Cash funds increased from £51,677 to £63,727, indicating adequate liquidity. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

• Chloe McCallumchair
• Carrie Jayne Curtis
• Harry Upton-Hurst
• Laura Curtis
• Louise Anne Statter
• Tony Lay · trustee of 2 other charities
• Tracey Helmore

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WOMBWELL AND DISTRICT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY.

• THE WOMBWELL AND DISTRICT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY income £35k
• THE HARROGATE DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £39k
• CRANBROOK OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £34k
• WELLS OPERATIC SOCIETY LTD income £88k
• WORCESTER OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £137k
• PETERBOROUGH OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £29k

Side by side with its peers

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