THE BIRKENHEAD OPERATIC SOCIETY TRUST

Charity Number: 259306
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Musical Theatre Group staging musicals and concerts for the benefit of its members, supporters, and the wider community. Promotion and furtherance of education of the public in the appreciation of the performing arts. Support and encouragement of young people in the above. Participation in fund-raising activities for a variety of charities and good causes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 May 2024

Total income: £247,121
Total expenditure: £277,737

People

10 Trustee(s)

90 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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 Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Liverpool City
  • Wirral

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 1969: 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 policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Keith Blackwell Chair 29 September 2016
None on record
Karen Hoile Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Rebecca Rose Trustee 22 September 2022
None on record
Chris Simmons Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
Mark Hoile Trustee 30 September 2021
None on record
Lucy Furness Trustee 26 September 2019
None on record
Matthew Furness Trustee 26 September 2019
None on record
Laura Steventon Trustee 31 January 2014
None on record
DANIEL MCALLISTER Trustee 14 March 2012
CASTAWAY THEATRE GROUP
Charity reporting is overdue by 975 days
Ian James Beattie Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/05/2020 31/05/2021 31/05/2022 31/05/2023 31/05/2024
Total gross income £64.42k £23.04k £43.86k £446.90k £247.12k
Total expenditure £88.97k £17.87k £38.08k £351.93k £277.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £17.43k N/A 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 May 2024 27 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2024 27 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2023 28 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2023 28 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2022 28 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2022 30 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 May 2021 30 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 May 2020 31 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 May 2020 31 March 2021 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.

SCHEME DATED 18 NOVEMBER 2002 AS AMENDED 27 NOVEMBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 11/01/2016

Charitable objects

A) THE PROMOTION OF FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION IN AND KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF OPERA, BALLET, MIME, DRAMA, MUSIC AND SINGING OR OF ANY ONE OF MORE OF THOSE ARTS OR B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

UNRESTRICTED.

Contact information

Address:
Alexander Hall 24A Clifton Road
BIRKENHEAD
Merseyside
CH41 2SG
Phone:
01516661200
Email:
enquiries@bostmusicals.co.uk
Website:

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