WORCESTER OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Charity number: 1091564
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The performance of three full-scale musical productions per annum in local theatres and other smaller scale musical and dramatic works in other venues in the Worcester area.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £119,910
Total expenditure: £122,022

People

12 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 April 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WODS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MR CHRIS HOLLOWAY BA QTS Chair
None on record
Andrew David Hopkins Trustee 09 May 2024
HOME-START NORTH EAST WORCESTERSHIRE
Received: On time
REDDITCH NIGHTSTOP
Received: On time
OAK HILL ASD CHILDCARE
Received: 8 days late
RAGE ARTS
Received: On time
THE HUMAN MILK FOUNDATION
Received: On time
David Joseph Skelton Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Ethan Cook Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Toby Daniel Edwards Trustee 25 April 2024
None on record
Abbi Jakeman Trustee 27 April 2023
None on record
Sarah Elizabeth Gilhooly Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Dr MICHAEL ASTLES Trustee 31 March 2022
None on record
Lyndsay Berryman Trustee 09 September 2021
None on record
Jeremy Paul Field Trustee 28 April 2021
None on record
Christopher Hooper Trustee 23 May 2019
None on record
Rachel Price Trustee 25 April 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £126.71k £30.56k £39.45k £108.96k £119.91k
Total expenditure £113.49k £13.35k £27.18k £120.00k £122.02k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £10.00k £19.00k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 19 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 29 July 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 29 July 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 02 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 02 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 NOVEMBER 2001, AS AMENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2006.

Charitable 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

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WORCESTERSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
421 Astwood Road
WORCESTER
WR3 8HB
Phone:
07980056615
Email:
info@wods.co.uk
Website:

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