CLACTON MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY

Registered charity 272240 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAOS, CLACTON AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

An amateur group staging a summer musical, winter pantomime, and concerts. We run workshops for adults and children, plus a youth group producing two shows a year. We aim to make the arts accessible to all, encouraging creativity, confidence, and community through inclusive, affordable theatre and performance opportunities.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS 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 COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: CLACTON

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: Tendring, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £7,151.30 for the year ended 31st August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward amounting to £21,747.26. The trustees report that the charity has a policy of holding liquid assets to meet capital requirements for at least six months, and the independent examiner's report is noted as 'to follow' in the filing.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• FRANCES JULIA MARY CLARKEchair
• Cheryl Jane French
• Christine Bareham
• Lauren Nolan
• Paul James French

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• ST AUSTELL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY income £26k
• THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY income £145k
• HATTON MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY income £45k
• THE NEWTON ABBOT AND DISTRICT MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY income £49k
• THE NEWMARKET OPERATIC MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY LTD income £141k
• THE LOWESTOFT PLAYERS LIMITED income £169k

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