THE BARROW OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 702358 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BARROW AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

we provide the local town and surrounding area with entertainment and involve all ages in the arts introducing a vast knowledge of 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 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position remained stable throughout the year, with total assets increasing to £66,339.13. The trustees report that the society continues to meet a substantial proportion of its costs independently and remains in a secure financial position despite challenges regarding venue availability.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charlotte Rebekah Louise Cooper
• Neil Hastings
• Owen Claude Thompson
• Paris-Ayo Corkill
• Sharon Louise Cooper

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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