BARNSTAPLE MUSICAL COMEDY & DRAMATIC SOCIETY LIMITED

Charity number: 1113996
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objectives of the Barnstaple Musical Comedy and Dramatic Society are 1) To educate the public in the dramatic and musical arts. 2) To further the development of public appreciation and taste in the dramatic and musical arts by the promotion and public performance of plays, drama, comedy and other dramatic and musical works.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £148,436
Total expenditure: £139,869

People

14 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 May 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05712378 Open in new window
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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
GRAHAM PAUL RUHLEMAN Chair
None on record
Jake Battle Trustee 18 November 2024
None on record
Mark Andrew Harris Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Taya Alicia Lambden Trustee 15 July 2024
None on record
Freya Poppy Ruhleman Trustee 25 March 2024
None on record
Simon Nigel Wallis Trustee 19 February 2024
None on record
Thomas Hearn Trustee 18 September 2023
None on record
Hayley Kathleen Christine Corkell Trustee 20 March 2023
None on record
Jordan Alexander Buckingham Trustee 17 February 2021
None on record
Tracey Wallis Trustee 17 February 2021
None on record
Marie Ann Davis Trustee 23 June 2016
None on record
Miles Spencer Cowley Trustee 23 June 2016
None on record
Kathryn Julie Snooks Trustee 23 September 2013
None on record
SUSAN JANE SPIEGELHALTER Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £127.06k £43.29k £68.82k £126.24k £148.44k
Total expenditure £99.81k £50.71k £59.86k £128.91k £139.87k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £40.90k £16.00k 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 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 July 2024 181 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 July 2024 181 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 30 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 FEBRUARY 2006

Charitable objects

A) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS BY THE PROMOTION AND PUBLIC P[PERFORMANCE OF PLAYS, DRAMA, COMEDY AND OTHER DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL WORK. B) TO APPLY SUCH PART OF THE INCOME RAISED BY SUCH PUBLIC PERFORMANCE S FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. THE COMPANY SHALL APPLY ITS FUNDS SOLELY FOR ITS DECLARED OBJECTS.IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST.

Area of benefit

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

DEVON

Contact information

Address:
The Venue Barnstaple
Unit 2 River View Commercial Centre
Riverside Road
Pottington Business Park
BARNSTAP
Phone:
01271 344658
Email:
info@barnstaplemusicalcomedy.co.uk
Website:

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