Chester Music and Theatre Company

Charity number: 1087478
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To advance the education of operatic culture in the community. To promote and improve the art of operatic works and musical theatre, particularly by the encouragement and development of young people and to stimulate public appreciation and cultivate further interests in operatic and dramatic art.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £25,415
Total expenditure: £16,295

People

9 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Flintshire
  • Wirral
  • Wrexham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 July 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHESTER OPERATIC SOCIETY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints 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
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Julian Eyre Chair 11 July 2022
None on record
Matthew John Pace Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
Deborah Louise Henshall Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
David Michael Whitley Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
Simon John Morris Trustee 23 June 2025
None on record
Pauline Morton Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
WILLIAM SHAW Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Anna Morris Trustee 11 July 2022
None on record
Christine Westcott Trustee 01 January 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £4.13k £6.45k £58.98k £24.41k £25.42k
Total expenditure £4.04k £8.98k £59.10k £20.34k £16.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A 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 December 2024 14 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 14 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 11 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 04 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
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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 5 JUNE 1997 AS AMENDED ON 2 APRIL 1998, 11 JANUARY 2001, 22 MARCH 2001 AND 24 MAY 2001 as amended on 09 Oct 2025

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FUTURE THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTES IN THE SAID ARTS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
47 CANADIAN AVENUE
HOOLE
CHESTER
CH2 3HQ
Phone:
07909658330
Email:
chair@chesteroperatic.co.uk
Website:

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