## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/4/22 Period start date To 31/3/23** ## **Period end date** ## **Charity name:St Blazey Amateur Operatic Society** ## **Charity registration number: 1089885** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To educate the public in the dramatic and operatic
arts, and to further the development of public
appreciation and taste in the said arts| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We undertake to produce an annual pantomime which
takes place in January. We complete various
fundraising events during the year, these include
Bingo evenings, Carnivals, Quiz evening, Karaoke
evenings, Santa’s Grotto and Tea parties.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have not had guidance on public benefit| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference We undertake to produce an annual pantomime which takes place in January. We complete various fundraising events during the year, these include Bingo evenings, Carnivals, Quiz evening, Karaoke Summary of the main Para 1.20 evenings, Santa’s Grotto and Tea parties. achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Currently comfortable with reserves| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have some monies which are kept in a savings
account to be used if the income from our
performances is not enough to cover all our outgoing
expenses.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32054| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The production
Bingo events
Grant application| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|none| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Loss on the production| |Other||A proportion of our income comes from the
paying public who purchase tickets for our
show in January.
We do as stated above, carry out fundraising
activities throughout the year. The monies
from these events are used to bolster funds
for our production.
Our key objectives are to educate the public
in the dramatic and operatic arts, and to
further the development of public
appreciation and taste in the said arts. This
is completed during our rehearsals and
performances to the public.
We have successfully applied to local town
and county councillors for grants.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Society constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Society constitution| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Election to post at AGM| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|St BlazeyAmateur Operatic Society| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1089885| |Charity’s principal address|Mrs Angela Moon
32 Mitchell Road
St Austell
PL25 3AX| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Pearce|Chairperson|||||| ||Christine Heaman|Treasurer|||||| ||Angela Moon|Secretary|||||| ||Geraldine Way||Fund raising
secretary||||| ||Jim Chapman|Vice Chair|||||| ||Sheila Gill|Minute Secretary
Child Protection|||||| ||Meg Prater|Committee member|||||| ||Anne Griffin|Child Protection
Rehearsal secretary|||||| ||Tracey Shakespear|Committee member|||||| ||Denise Martin|Committee member|||||| ||Andy Gill|Publicity officer|||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** James Chapman **Position (eg Secretary,** Vice chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 29/1/24 8¥822851-. 803-88*￿¥￿￿k8% r4 E IIE511$lili' 888888888-88888*88-8 119•32{83S-8p---S8- rxfv( ATEUR PE ENDED ' MARC ozJ 26.811 02 32.QY 55 2.?43$3 ¢l¢•Lq9B•L•nc•i'. I$4￿7T 16 581 78 32.W.SS