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BRISTOL GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1182272 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rehearse and Perform works by Gilbert & Sullivan.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, PRINCIPALLY THE WORKS OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

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: Bath and North East Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £20,433, a decrease from £25,464 in the previous year. The trustees report that none of the charity's funds were in deficit during the year. The charity does not have a reserves policy in place.

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 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Government income: £1,000 — grants £1,000 (1); 3% of the £34,681 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 25
  • Government income: £250 — grants £250 (1); 1% of the £23,314 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BGSOS (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£27k£32k
31/08/2024£35k£30k
31/08/2023£23k£23k
31/08/2022£24k£29k
31/08/2021£2k£4k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with net assets of £20,433, a decrease from £25,464 in the previous year. The trustees report that none of the charity's funds were in deficit during the year. The charity does not have a reserves policy in place. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL GILBERT & SULLIVAN OPERATIC SOCIETY£27k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGWATER OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025£91k—0unclear—no doubt
GILBERT AND SULLIVAN FELLOWSHIP, PLYMOUTH FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL MUSICAL THEATRE FY2025£32k——unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024£93k—0unclear—no doubt
GROSVENOR LIGHT OPERA COMPANY FY2025£36k—0above—no doubt

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