ODDMENTS THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1183188 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian faith by performing drama based on bible stories and historical Christian events, people and literature. Dramas are performed to the public, usually in Christian based venues, schools and prisons throughout the UK.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MEANS OF THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND WORKSHOPS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STATEMENT OF BELIEFS, IN SOMERSET AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS, “STATEMENT OF BELIEFS” SHALL MEAN THE BASIS OF FAITH OF THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE UK AS UPDATED FROM TIME TO TIME.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that no operational financial problems were experienced during the year, although the surplus decreased by 11%. Costs for a new building exceeded the budget by £3,000, which was financed from the general fund with plans to recover the overspend in the new financial year.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £78k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Brian Grimstone
• Julian Keith Lukins · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHAEL STEPHEN COX

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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