BINGLEY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1189166 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

BAOS is a charity engaged in production of amateur operatic shows, both musicals and pantomimes. We train young people in dance, singing, acting and other performance skills.

Objects

THE MAIN OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL AND ARTISTIC SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. WE AIM TO DEVELOP PERFORMANCE ARTS AND CULTURE IN BINGLEY BY OFFERING TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND STAGING THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT A LOCAL AND AMATEUR LEVEL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR PERFORMERS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WHO COMPRISE OUR AUDIENCES. WE PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS IN THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE, AND SINGING,AND TRAIN AND EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PERFORMERS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE SKILLS.

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: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1,276 for the year ended May 31, 2026, resulting in a negative accumulated fund. The charity relies on income from its shows to cover operating costs, with total income and expenditure both recorded at £42,408. The trustees confirm that no trustees received remuneration or other benefits from their work with the charity.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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Policies the charity declares

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• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in 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 (15/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abigail Haydock
• Alison Boardman
• Emma wareing
• Ian Knight
• Margaret Tetley
• Robert Bentley
• Sharon Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDLINGTON AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

• BRIDLINGTON AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £72k
• BATH OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £149k
• BANBURY OPERATIC SOCIETY (BOS) AND YOUTH OF BANBURY OPERATIC SOCIETY (YOBOS) income £57k
• BRIGHTON AND HOVE OPERATIC SOCIETY income £62k
• BOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £92k
• MILLOM AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY income £26k

Side by side with its peers

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