Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY 

Performing musical theatre for the enjoyment of the company as well as the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • 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
  • 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
31/05/23£102£92£10n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/05/22£63£86£-23n/an/an/an/an/a103
31/05/21£3£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/05/20£116£106£10n/an/an/an/an/a123
31/05/19£97£87£10n/an/an/an/an/a126
31/05/18£67£74£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£83£83£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£99£99£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£97£93£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£82£84£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13*£96£87£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12*£79£82£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£100£95£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10£72£72£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£75£68£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£83£83£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/07£64£71£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06£68£72£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£72£70£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04£69£66£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 39 years

www.caods.com

dandjpinkney@outlook.com

07768610122

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 120 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1985, number: 292215
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR13: 48 days late, AR12: 2 days late,
Main office

65 Ongar Road
Writtle
CHELMSFORD
CM1 3NA

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHELSMFORD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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