THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN)

Registered charity 1207090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAODS (LINCOLN)

To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts, in particularthough not exclusively in Lincoln and the surrounding area, to further thedevelopment of public appreciation and taste in the said arts and to assistand further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as thetrustees shall from time to time determine.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN LINCOLN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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: Lincoln, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £9,336 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £13,221. Its reserves policy targets 3 to 6 months of operational expenditure (£9,751 to £19,502), and the actual free reserves of £13,641 fall within this target range. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention regarding the accounts.

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.

• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• EMILY NOVELLchair
• Chantelle Louise Irikok
• DANIEL HAMMOND
• David John Bussey
• Ian John Marston
• Joanna Helen Crowther
• Kathryn Anne Fenn
• Linda Hawbrook
• Peter John Bruce Merrick
• Peter Richard Hawbrook

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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