HORSHAM AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1208335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAODS

To advance the education of the public in West Sussex in all aspects of the dramatic arts and to develop the appreciation of such arts, by encouraging participation and undertaking regular presentations of theatrical productions and other events.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WEST SUSSEX IN ALL ASPECTS OF THE DRAMATIC ARTS AND TO DEVELOP THE APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS, BY ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND UNDERTAKING REGULAR PRESENTATIONS OF THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS AND OTHER EVENTS.

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 the charity generated a net surplus of £63,624 for the period, with total receipts of £154,727 against payments of £91,103. The charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £62,774 and restricted funds of £850, with no disclosed liabilities or pension deficits. The trustees report that the charity operates on a non-profit making basis and retained any surplus for the benefit of its members.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Teresa Jane Kennedychair
• Cheryl rosemary Jane King
• Elizabeth Jane Alderton
• Hannah Susan Wheatley
• Jacqueline Ann Shepherd
• James David Douglas
• Martin Bracewell
• Rachel Emma Burse
• VICTORIA LOUISE WRIGHT

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• BATH OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £149k
• RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £117k
• HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. income £319k
• YEOVIL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY income £25k
• THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN) income £85k
• SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £102k

Side by side with its peers

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