SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY

Registered charity 299426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SMS

PRODUCTION OF MUSICAL THEATRE

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS; TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS; TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARIABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Eastleigh, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a profit of £4,346 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £13,652. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their stated policy target, which requires covering fixed annual expenditure of £1,012 and a contingency for production losses up to £3,500.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: cover fixed annual expenditure (currently £1,012) and a contingency for a loss of up to £3,500 on the next production (held: £14k)

“The Society’s reserve policy for the period ending 31 December 2024 is that enough reserves should be maintained to cover fixed annual expenditure (currently £1,012) and a contingency for a loss of up to £3,500 on the next production.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southampton Musical Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Richard Adrian Joneschair
Claire Louise Meehan
Daniel Ferrett
Rory Blincow

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£35k	£31k
31/12/2023	£31k	£35k
31/12/2022	£29k	£29k
31/12/2021	£3k	£1k
31/12/2020	£13k	£5k

Common questions

Is SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a profit of £4,346 for the year, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £13,652. The trustees confirm that these reserves exceed their stated policy target, which requires covering fixed annual expenditure of £1,012 and a contingency for production losses up to £3,500. Its FY2024 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£16k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED.

ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £285k
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £117k
SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY income £34k
WORTHING MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £106k
SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY income £102k
CROFT HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY income £123k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOUTHAMPTON MUSICAL SOCIETY	£35k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£117k	—	above	—	no doubt
SOUTH BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHORAL SOCIETY FY2025	£34k	—	above	—	no doubt
WORTHING MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY FY2025	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPRINGERS AMATEUR OPERATIC & DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2025	£102k	—	above	—	no doubt

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