SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1166649 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPRINGERS

to promote the advancement and improvement of general education in relation to all aspects of the art of drama and musical theatrical performance for all in the local community

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FOR ALL IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

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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Registered contact address: Chelmsford, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£102k

Latest spending

£99k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outturn improvement of £4,592 compared to the previous year, though this was driven by timing differences in accounting for the 2025 President's Dinner income. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £65,398, which exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000 ring-fenced for production costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £40,000 (held: £65k)

“The Trustees have decided that £40,000 should be ring-fenced as a reserve. This roughly equates to the total cost of one production in the Chelmsford theatre without any income.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTINE THERESA JAMES
Daniel Screen · trustee of 1 other charity
GARY KENNETH JARVIS
Helen Louise Naunton
JACQUELINE BATES
Jeremy David Naunton
Karla Marie Brown
MATHEW SMITH
SHARON SCOTT
Samantha Jane Randall
Susan Diane Corina

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£102k	£99k
31/03/2024	£88k	£100k
31/03/2023	£93k	£95k
31/03/2022	£32k	£46k
31/03/2021	£4k	£11k

Common questions

Is SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outturn improvement of £4,592 compared to the previous year, though this was driven by timing differences in accounting for the 2025 President's Dinner income. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £65,398, which exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000 ring-fenced for production costs. 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
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	1	£34k
THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY.

SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY income £35k
HORSHAM AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £155k
THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN) income £85k
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £117k
CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £120k
DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £149k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY	£102k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY FY2024	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HORSHAM AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2025	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN) FY2025	£85k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£117k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2025	£120k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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