THE LEEDS AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 509915 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as L A O S

To provide the opportunity to talented individuals to perform in 'professional' musical theatre productions. To support other charities from the proceeds of these productions when they are financially successful

Objects

TO FOSTER THE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND DRAMA BY MEANS OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.

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 unrestricted funds total £213,396, which the trustees consider essential for working capital and future production costs. The charity reports a net incoming resource surplus of £64,881 for the year, driven by significant ticket sales revenue of £435,182. Bank balances remain healthy at £227,753, and the trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves 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
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Hopkinschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Beverley Booth · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gillian Margaret Ellis
• Ian Thomson
• JANET DOROTHY PAGE
• JOHN MARSDEN FAIRFOOT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kirsty Leanne Townend
• MIKE PORTER
• MR ANDY THOMSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ryan Brown

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

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