HERTFORD DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 271065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as H D O S, HD AND OS, HD&OS, HDOS

Produce amateur plays, musicals, pantomimes etc. for public performance.Run workshops for junior members dealing with theatrical and related subjects.Advise local council of artistic needs of local area.Support other charities with donations.

Objects

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

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £5,200 for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds from £291,000 to £288,280. The trustees report that while large-scale shows at BEAM Theatre resulted in significant losses, in-house productions and investments helped offset these deficits, maintaining a stable financial position.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLIVE William BELLchair
• Anne Marie Godwin
• GRAHAM Richard David LAY
• Jaqueline Ann Noble
• Julie Markey
• MARY-JANE TOMLIN
• NIKOLAS MAYES
• PATRICIA Marion LAY
• Penelope Coyston
• Richard William Edgar
• STEVE ONYON
• Susan Kathryn Barber

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

• THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £341k
• THE COUNTY AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY (LINCOLN) income £85k
• THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED income £169k
• MADDERMARKET THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £620k
• DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £149k
• MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £270k

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