THE NEWTON ABBOT AND DISTRICT MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY

Registered charity 291487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing musical entertainment in the form of Musicals and Pantomimes at a reasonable cost for the community in and around the town of Newton Abbot, Devon.Also giving the opportunity for young people between the ages of 7 and 17 to learn acting and singing techniques and to perform as a group, musical shows in a theatre environment for a live audience.

Objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS; AND 2. TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £14,015 for the year ended 31 May 2025, driven by increased capital expenditure. Per the trustees' report, total cash reserves decreased to £12,187 from £26,200 in the previous year, with reserves held to cover future production costs.

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
• 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
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• CLAIRE MARIE HOLDEN
• Claire Watson
• Deborah Ruth Boylan
• Dr Richard William George Ward
• Dr sarah oxenham · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Law
• Gillian Loder
• JEFF HOCKING
• JOHN AMERY
• Kirsty Marie Blackler-Hinks
• Pauline Ann Robinson
• Sarah Joanne Thorpe
• Valerie Ann Chapman

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

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