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Grosvenor Light Opera Company
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1065719 **Charity's principal address**
GLOC
38 Hazelwood Avenue Morden London **Postcode** SM4 5RR
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
Mark Pim
Chair
Sep 2023 - Sep 2024
James Scowen
Treasurer
Sep 2023 - Dec 2024
Jacqueline Cable
Secretary
Chair
Sep 2023 - Sep 2005
Since Sep 2004
Emma Rettie
Secretary
Sept 2023 - Sept 2024
Gemma Warren
Production
Sept 2023 - Sept 2024
Fran Lambert
Publicity
Sept 2023 - Sept 2024
Alicia Fothergill
Angels
Since Sep 2023
Jonathan Broad
Ordinary Member
Sept 2023 - Sept 2024
Philip Errington
Ordinary Member
Sept 2023 - Feb 2024
Jordan Bryan
Ordinary Member
Since Sep 24
Caroline Taunt
Ordinary Member
Since Sep 24
Pei Tan
Ordinary Member
Since Sep 24
Elizabeth Martin
Ordinary Member
Since Sep 24 – Sep 25
Jonathon Newman
Ordinary Member
Since Sep 2024 – Sep 25
Ann Lesley Khatibi-
Djalali
Ordinary Member
Treasurer
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
Since Jan 2025
Monica Vakil-Dewar Publicity
Since Sept 25
Jonathan Barr
Production
Since Sept 25
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
(eg. trust deed, constitution) Non-company charity How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected annually by members at the AGM Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The charity is run by a committee currently consisting of 8 members who You **may choose** to include are elected annually at the AGM. The committee oversees the running of additional information, where the charity and shares joint responsibility for decision-making. relevant, about:
- policies and procedures
- adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational
- structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related
- parties;
- trustees’ consideration of
- major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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The principal object of the society is to educate the public in the operatic arts of Gilbert and/or Sullivan to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts to assist and further such charitable **Summary of the objects of the** institutions and charitable purposes as the Committee shall from time to **charity set out in its governing** time determine. **document** The Trustees had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when planning the programme of events for the year. In September 2024 we performed a concert ‘Deceit and Disguise’ which was a collation of scenes and songs performed on the theme of deceit and disguise. Including some Gilbert and Sullivan’s songs such as Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither from _Iolanthe_ and The Act 2 Finale of _The Mikado._ The concert was well attended by a diverse range of people, some in their 70s and 80s, young people and lots of young children as well. We offered 10 free tickets to the members of Pimlico Residents Association, to try to make the concert accessible to those that wouldn’t normally be able to attend. In addition we charged a small rate of £12 for children and provided free tickets to some of our Angels. The concert was also part of our celebration for our 75[th] anniversary of the society, where we heard from some of our oldest members and Angel benefactors about the history and how the society has brought them joy since the 1950’s and continues to do so. The performance was just over 90 mins (not including any breaks) and was followed by the celebration which featured our archives from the last **Summary of the main activities** 75 years, with old programmes, AGM books and photographs going all the **undertaken for the public** way back to 1949 were on display so that members of the society and **benefit in relation to these** members of the public can take a look at our rich history and physical **objects (include within this** archives that have been carefully collated, stored and were displayed. **section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** On 13th December 2023, GLOC observed its annual fundraising tradition **issued by the Charity** of singing traditional Christmas Carols in Trafalgar Square. 41 members **Commission on public benefit)** sang for an hour to a large crowd. We followed this with our annual Christmas Dinner Social in The Admiralty Pub across the square. GLOC performed _The Mikado_ at the Bridewell Theatre, London on Wednesday 11th June to Saturday 14nd June 2024 (including a matinee performance on the Saturday). The production was directed by Ritchie Scott and the musical director was Christopher Jacklin. Rehearsals started in February 2023 and took place each Wednesday until June at St. Gabriel’s Church Hall in Pimlico. The Artistic director, Ritchie Scott updated the action to modern day setting, allowing the music and structure of the piece to be accessible to a modern day audience. Instead of setting the piece in Japan, it was set in the UK in a car factory where we were still able to bring out the original humour of the piece in a new contextual and cultural setting, making the piece accessible to modern day audience. The production attracted a large cast of 41 members. As part of our charitable aims, we continue to offer the price of a Children’s ticket to the show at only £12, to help make the works of Gilbert and Sullivan more accessible to younger generations. We had a 13 piece orchestra, larger
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than the previous year thanks to a large donation from a friend of the society in memory of his parents who passed away.
The show was very well attended with the matinee performance selling out.
On 19[th] June we took part in The Isabel Jay competition on ‘Doyly Carte Island’ near Weybridge. We performed a short excerpt of our Mikado to G&S enthusiasts on the island where Richard Doyly carte once lived. All members that attended were able to visit the island free of charge so all our members were able to visit the museum on the island. We didn’t come first but were runners up and were the ‘peoples choice’.
We also took the show to The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton, where we were invited to perform in The Pavillion Atys Centre on 16[th] August 2024. The show sold out and was very well received at the festival.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
GLOC is an organisation run by volunteers. The productions could not take place without the enormous contribution of time and expertise given by so many of the members. During the past year, volunteers designed and built the set and staging for _The Yeomen of the Guard_ , created props and sourced costumes for the principals and chorus.
● policy on grantmaking;
● policy programme related investment;
● contribution made by volunteers.
Volunteers also helped with lighting, carried out publicity and marketing and ensured that the charity was administered effectively. This helped members to learn and apply new skills while supporting the company’s core aims.
## Section D Achievements and performance
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|Section D|Achievements andperformance|
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|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|The charity had built up a good reserve to provide a cushion against any
future fluctuations in income and allowed us to decrease the cost of a
Children’s ticket to the main show to only £12 for 16 year olds and under.
This allowed us to bring the works of Gilbert and Sullivan to a wider
audience and helped us in fulfilling our charitable aims.
The GLOC Angels and Archangels supported the company loyally, which
was hugely appreciated and made an important contribution to the
company’s financial position.
We emjoyed our 75thanniversary celebration with the daughter of our
founding member and some of our earliest members, that joinied in 1951!
They shared their memories of the society through the years and shared
the joy it had brought to them and how it had enriched their lives. We
publically shared our archives.
We produced an updated version of_The Mikado_reset in the UK, making
it culturally appropriate and therefor accessible for everyone. The Mikado
is not always performed due to the difficulties of putting on a show set in
another country (Japan) but the reimagining allowed the music to be
shared in an appropriate and enlightened setting for all to enjoy. We also
shared some of our historical photos and programmes in the programme
and at the theatre.
Both productions received very positive feedback.|
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|**Section E Financial review**||
|**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
**Further financial review details**||
||The Committee’s aspiration for reserves is that the charity will hold
sufficient reserves at the year-end to cover the costs of a show without
receiving ticket sale income or subscription income. The charity typically
incurs all show costs before receiving any ticket income, so this policy
means that in the event of a show being cancelled after incurring costs,
the charity would still be in a position to meet the ordinary cash flow costs
involved in putting on the next show. This will also act as a cushion
against lower than anticipated receipts or unforeseen circumstances.
The full cost of putting on the summer production, including rehearsal
and production costs, is around £18,000. The Committee therefore
aspires to hold between £15,000–£18,000 in reserve, to provide a buffer
against any sudden financial shock.
At the year-end, GLOC had around £28,616 in the bank account. This is
in line with the reserves policy and leaves the company in a stable
position to support the next year’s activities.|
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The charity’s principal sources of funds are: You **may choose** to include ● Subscriptions from members additional information, where ● Ticket sales to performances relevant about: ● Donations from regular supporters (‘Angels’ and ‘Archangels’) ● the charity’s principal ● Additional fundraising activities sources of funds (including any fundraising); The main items of expenditure are: ● how expenditure has ● Rehearsal costs including room hire, Musical Director and pianist supported the key objectives of ● Theatre hire the charity; ● Orchestra ● investment policy and ● Production costs such as set, lighting and costumes objectives including any ethical ● Additional costs of touring the production to the International investment policy adopted. Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton
● Rehearsal costs including room hire, Musical Director and pianist ● Theatre hire ● Orchestra ● Production costs such as set, lighting and costumes ● Additional costs of touring the production to the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival in Buxton ● The expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity by enabling GLOC to put on successful productions and promote the work of Gilbert and Sullivan to a wider audience.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Jacqueline Cable Ann Lesley Khatibi-Djalali **Full name(s)** Jacqueline Cable Ann Lesley Khatibi-Djalali Chair Treasurer **Date** 20th May 2025 20th May 2025
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair
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## **Accounts for Grosvenor Light Opera Company**
## **Charity Registration : 1065719**
## **Year to 31st July 2025**
|**Income & Expenditure Account**
**Income**
Summer show income
Subscriptions
Angels and Archangels
Autumn show income
Fundraising Activities
Financial income less costs
Donations & Gift Aid Reclaim
Other income
**Total Income**
**Expenditure on Charitable Activities**
Rehearsal costs – room plus people
Summer show expenses
Buxton costs
Autumn show expenses
Insurance
Other expenses
Equipment purchase expensed
**Total Expenditure**
Net Income/(Expenditure) and Net Movement in
Funds for Year
**Reconciliation of Funds**
Total Funds brought forward
**Total Funds Carried Forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds Prior Year**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
11,838
0
11,838
10,314
10,701
0
10,701
9,810
2,470
0
2,470
3,030
3,168
0
3,168
1,620
183
0
183
167
403
0
403
0
6,064
0
6,064
4,801
777
0
777
4
**35,604**
**0**
**35,604**
**29,746**
12,650
0
12,650
10,336
14,176
0
14,176
12,600
1,385
0
1,385
1,729
2,329
0
2,329
350
0
0
0
473
73
0
73
40
0
0
0
0
**30,613**
**0**
**30,613**
**25,527**
**4,991**
**0**
**4,991**
**4,218**
26,697
0
26,697
18,418
**31,688**
**0**
**31,688**
**22,636**|
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## **Accounts for Grosvenor Light Opera Company**
## **Charity Registration : 1065719**
## **Year to 31st July 2025**
|**Balance Sheet**
Cash at bank
Current
Deposit
Cash
Debtors
**Current assets**
Less;
Short-term Creditors
**Net Current Asets**
**Net Assets**
**Funds**
General Fund|263
32,268
727
1,000
34,258
2,570
2,570
31,688
**31,688**
31,688
31,688
**31,688**
**31/07/2025**|611
28,005
469
29,085
2,388
2,388
26,697
**26,697**
26,697
26,697
**26,697**
**31/07/2024**|
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Independent examlnerfs report to the trustees of Growenor U8ht Opera Company
I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the accounts of the Grosvenor Light Opera Company (the Trust)
for the year ended 31# Julv 2025.
Responslbilltles and basls ol report
As the charlty trustees of the Trust* YOU a SPOnsIble for the preparadon of the accounts In
accordance wlth the reqUIrnents of the Charltles Act 20111'the Art'l.
I port in respert of my examinatlon of the Trust's accounts carrled out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions 8lven by
the Charity Commisslon under section 145151{bl of the Ad.
Independent examlnerfs ststement
I have completed my exaMinaOn. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examlnatlon glving me cause to believe that In any materlal respect:
l. accounting records were not kept In respert of the Trust as requlred by section 130 of the
Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connecdon wlth the examinatlon to
which attentton should be drèwn in thi5 report In order to enable a proper understandlng of the
accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name: Natasha Andreou
Relevart professional qualIfi¢aOn or membership of professlonal bodles Ilf any}:
Address.. 224 Plekhurst Lane, Westwlckham. BR4 OHL
Date:
29" June 2026