ST AUSTELL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 256573 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The society produces an annual musical show for the general public in the mid Cornwall area to enjoy entertainment at a local theatre. For the members of the cast and stage crew it gives education in performing arts and technical matters. The society engages a professional Director and Musical Director. The society welcomes children and young people where the script or score allows.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FOR ALL IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the society faced a loss of income due to general cost increases and self-run foyer services, resulting in a surplus of £1,668 for the year ended 31 May 2025. Per the trustees' report, financial stability is considered crucial and dependent on future committee decisions. Net current assets increased to £15,116, up from £13,447 in the previous year.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• CRAIG MUNDAYchair
• Beth Wherry
• Camilla Mills
• Jim Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Julie Lisa White
• KAREN CLARKE
• Kimberley Prophet
• MARGARET AGNES STONE
• Melody Gray
• RACHEL SANDRA CAPELIN
• Ryan Alexander Full
• STEPHANIE GRACE HOUSMAN
• Zoe Hilditch

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• SOUTHAMPTON OPERATIC SOCIETY income £36k
• THE BURY ST EDMUNDS AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £72k
• ABINGDON AND DISTRICT MUSICAL SOCIETY income £32k
• CLACTON MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY income £49k
• THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £341k
• THALIAN THEATRE COMPANY income £44k

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