THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1180504 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To operate as an amateur theatrical society based at the Tower Theatre in Folkestone Kent; to present a varied and high quality programme of amateur plays and musicals; to encourage outside shows to hire the theatre for their presentations; to involve a wide range of Folkestone residents with the theatre, both as audience and as active participants.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £18,535, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £459,724. Per the trustees' report, cash flow remains a concern due to increased loans and irrecoverable VAT, though a legacy expected in 2025 is anticipated to ease the short-term financial position.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Support The Tower Theatre, Folkestone (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (09/09/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ben Forrest
• Kathryn Richmond
• Michael Manton

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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