WINCHESTER DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 285043 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESIL THEATRE

Amateur dramatics society

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, LITERATURE, POETRY.

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 achieved a net surplus of £154,866 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net reserves of £1,242,324. The trustees report that there appears to be no difficulty in fulfilling the charity's financial obligations, with two-thirds of reserves held in bank accounts. The charity is dependent on unpaid volunteers and receives donations throughout the year.

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 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £200k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Riddellchair
• DAVID SMALL
• Joanne Tracy Ashwell
• MARTIN HUMPHREY
• Marcus David Whitfield
• PETER GLYN BATESON
• Peter Mervyn Liddiard
• Sarah Natalie Jacobs
• Stephanie Jane Danby
• Zoe Daphne Snow

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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