Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

CRANBROOK OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY 

To educate the public in the dramatic & operatic arts and to further the development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£29£23£6n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/12/21*£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20*£3£5£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£25£24£1n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/12/18*£28£26£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£31£18£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£14£18£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£23£28£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£21£27£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£25£19£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£19£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£39£33£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£18£18£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£24£31£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£24£31£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£22£20£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£26£15£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

www.cranbrookods.org.uk

cods.secretary@gmail.com

07808879505

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cranbroook Operatic and Dramatic Society
£6,363 29/11/2017
We want to provide free access to our productions and workshops to disadvantaged members of our community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2004, number: 1105153
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 12 days late, AR18: 7 days late,
Main office

Birchwood Farm
Biddenden
ASHFORD
TN27 8DY

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE KENT AND EAST SUSSEX

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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