Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 0

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -1

BANBURY OPERATIC SOCIETY (BOS) AND YOUTH OF BANBURY OPERATIC SOCIETY (YOBOS)

Oxfordshire-based musical, operatic and dramatic arts company creating theatrical productions to entertain and educate the general public. Typically performing two shows a year or a show and a concert.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/05/23		£54,764	£60,914	£-6,150	12
31/05/22		£34,763	£33,871	£892	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://www.banburyoperaticsociety.co.uk/

banburyoperaticchairman@gmail.com

07907 067845

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMANDA ANDERSON BSC, PHD Appointed: 2020

JESSICA SMITH Appointed: 2022

SAMANTHA ANN-CALVERLEY BRIGGS Appointed: 2023

BENJAMIN JAMES COLEMAN PGCE, QTS Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: AVOCET THEATRE COMPANY,

LESLIE RICHARD PRATT Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeships: CHETHAM'S HOSPITAL SCHOOL AND LIBRARY, GREAT MINDS BRIGHT FUTURES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/01/2021, number: 1193199

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

8 Vicarage Rise
Lois Weedon
TOWCESTER
Northamptonshire
NN12 8PQ

Objectives

THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE AREA OF BANBURY, OXFORDSHIRE AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES USING THE MEDIUM OF MUSICAL, OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS AND PERFORMANCE BASED ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES:-1.THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL, OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH ARTS IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SAID ARTS 2.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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