THE LANCASTER AMATEUR DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 515089 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LADOS

The rehearsal and production of amateur musical shows for public entertainment and education. If and when finances allow, donations are made to local charities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 OF THE RULES)

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 made a small loss on its 2025 production despite good ticket sales, due to increasing costs. The trustees note that a Social Committee provided support to mitigate this loss and that the charity is actively planning future productions with positively received announcements.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• SYLVIA ANNE ROGERSONchair
• AUDREY TARNEY
• AUDREY TARNEY
• Patricia Hazel Beckett

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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