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DARLINGTONOS (CIO)

Registered charity 1190486 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DARLINGTON OPERATIC SOCIETY

To educate the public in the musical and dramatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts, in particular by providing training in the skills associated with artistic practice and staging artistic performances, plays, dramas, comedies, operas, operettas and other dramatic and operatic works.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING TRAINING IN THE SKILLS ASSOCIATED WITH ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND STAGING ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES, PLAYS, DRAMAS, COMEDIES, OPERAS, OPERETTAS AND OTHER DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC WORKS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£287k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,011 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £171,079. The trustees note that the charity has not achieved its reserves policy target of approximately £200,000, which is intended to cover one year's running costs. Despite the deficit, the charity remains solvent with net current assets of £151,726.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (74% of income)
“Charitable activities Performance income 212,655”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £171k; policy: one years running costs of two shows, which they estimate will probably be in the region of £200,000)
“At 31 December 2024 there were unrestricted reserves of £1XXXXX, meaning the charity has not achieved its reserves policy target.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' expenses reimbursed
“During the period expenses of £8,181 (2023: £9,451) were paid to Trustees. These expenses were direct reimbursement of charity expenses the Trustees had kindly paid in absence of the charity running a petty fund or having the charity card available at the time of payment. Three Trustees in the period received reimbursement of expenses for payments for telephone bills, PC security, postage, costume materials, cleaning, website maintenance and other sundry items.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Darlington · Durham · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£287k£294k
31/12/2023£285k£283k
31/12/2022£285k£283k
31/12/2021£282k£158k

Common questions

Is DARLINGTONOS (CIO) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £7,011 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £171,079. The trustees note that the charity has not achieved its reserves policy target of approximately £200,000, which is intended to cover one year's running costs. Despite the deficit, the charity remains solvent with net current assets of £151,726. Its FY2024 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST2£10k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND2£10k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£325k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE MARCELA TRUST1£100k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£77k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£41k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DARLINGTONOS (CIO)£287k—0below—no doubt
DONCASTER PERFORMANCE VENUE LIMITED FY2025£3.6m—0below—no doubt
SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£183k—0below—no doubt
THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024£157k—0above—no doubt
DEAL MUSIC AND ARTS LIMITED FY2025£242k—0unclear—no doubt

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