CODY MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 257135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CODY FARNBOROUGH AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY, THE D E R A FARNBOROUGH AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY, THE D R A FARNBOROUGH AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY, THE FARNBOROUGH AND ROYAL AEROSPACE ESTABLISHMENT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY, THE FARNBOROUGH AND ROYAL AIRCRAFT ESTABLISHMENT AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Musical and operatic society

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE SAID ARTS.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF RULES).

Area of benefit: UNRESTRICTED

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rushmoor, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £12,656 for the year ended 30 April 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £109,094 to £96,438. The Treasurer's report notes that the erosion of reserves is not sustainable if allowed to continue indefinitely, citing rising costs and reduced venue discounts as key factors. Despite the current deficit, the charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £96,438.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Timothy Canfieldchair
• Christopher Armes
• Paul Prebble

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAMWORTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY.

• TAMWORTH MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £67k
• HATTON MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY income £45k
• THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY income £157k
• CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £120k
• THE NEWTON ABBOT AND DISTRICT MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY income £49k
• SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY income £35k

Side by side with its peers

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