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DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 295226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D A O D S

The charity promotes the arts in the community

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£149k
Latest spending
£90k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total charity funds increased to £273,917, reflecting a net incoming resource surplus of £49,768 for the year. The society maintains a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves available to support operations and future facility improvements at Heathfield Hall.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£149k£90k
31/05/2024£100k£82k
31/05/2023£124k£143k
31/05/2022£127k£153k
31/05/2021£18k£20k

Common questions

Is DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total charity funds increased to £273,917, reflecting a net incoming resource surplus of £49,768 for the year. The society maintains a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves available to support operations and future facility improvements at Heathfield Hall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£10k
EASTGATE (KENT) LTD1£6k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY£149k—0unclear—no doubt
DARTFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£358k—0above—no doubt
TONBRIDGE THEATRE AND ARTS CLUB FY2025£163k—0above—no doubt
HERTFORD DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PORTSMOUTH PLAYERS FY2025£131k—0above—no doubt
DORSET OPERA FY2025£884k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.