THE WORTHING MUSICAL COMEDY SOCIETY

Charity number: 1043845
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Regular workshops for the youth company, supporting their learning in preparation for performance and participation in the local music festival. Meeting twice each week to rehearse and instruct members in readiness for planned performances. Attending local institutions - church, convalescent homes, hospices - to provide entertainment for residents/members and to promote the profile of WMCS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £139,664
Total expenditure: £124,208

People

10 Trustee(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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Erin Wilcock Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Heather Elizabeth Roberts Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Lamorna Webb Trustee 28 June 2023
None on record
Nikki Reynolds Trustee 29 June 2022
None on record
Amy Hart Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
DENIS FULLER Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Wendy Karen Dunn Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
James Warwick Reynolds Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
LYNN FULLER Trustee 22 July 2021
None on record
Victoria Emerson Trustee 22 July 2021
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 £114.26k £36.53k £28.42k £101.91k £139.66k
Total expenditure £127.09k £18.13k £17.89k £100.15k £124.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £11.33k £16.57k 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 28 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 28 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 August 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 12 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 12 October 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 20/01/1995 AS AMENDED ON 17/06/1996 AS AMENDED ON 15/11/2005 AS AMENDED ON 09/06/2008 AS AMENDED ON 15/06/2009 AS AMENDED ON 17/06/2013 AS AMENDED ON 21 JUN 2018 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24 JUN 2019 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 03 AUG 2021

Charitable objects

A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC ART, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF MUSICAL THEATRE, BY THE PRODUCTION OF MUSICAL PLAYS. B) TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORTHING

Contact information

Address:
Worthing Musical Comedy Society
2a The Drive
Worthing
BN11 5LL
Phone:
07803178508
Email:
info@wmcs.org.uk
Website:

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