## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/04/23 Period start date To 31/03/24 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|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
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.|Para 1.20|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.| **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 Blazey Amateur 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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**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Paul Pearce|Chair||| ||Jim Chapman|Vice chair||| ||Christine Heaman|Treasurer||| ||Angela Moon|Secretary||| ||Sheila Gill|Minute secretary||| ||Ann Griffen|Childprotection||| ||Geraldine Way|Committee member||| ||Amanda Raikes|Committee member||| ||AndyGill|Publicityofficer||| ||MegPrater|Committee member||| ||TraceyWilliams|Committee member||| ||TraceyShakespere|Committee member||| ||Denise Martin|Fundraising||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 chair **Chair, etc) Date** 30th January 2025 ST BLAZEY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 8T INCOME Tlcket Sale8 Advert181ng Programme Sales Raffl88 Member8hlp and Rehear881 Fee8 Donatlon8 Fundra181ng Events Dlnner l Dance Soclety Clothlng Tuck Shop Medals Ice Cream Sale8 Grant8 Asda Green Tlcket Foundatlon St Austell Town Councll Interest Cornwall Councll C08tume Hlr8. Costume Sale EXPENDITURE 17,901,00 2,850.00 796.00 1,135.00 2,618.75 215.00 2,254.00 2,146.00 451.00 643.14 121.00 1,200.00 300.00 1,000.00 1,350.00 176.62 50.00 14.99 Producer and Choreographer C08tume8 and Make Up Llghtlng and scenery Prop8 Theatre and Rehear881 Rent Sound Mu81c Programme C08ts Advert181ng Dlnner l Dance In8urance P08tage and Telephone Prlntlng and Statlonery Member8hlp Fee8 Medals Ice Cream Purcha888 Tuck Shop Comwall Drama A880clatlon Adjudicatlon Scrlpt and Llcenc88 soclety Clothlng Sum Up Costs Meetlng Room Hlre Glft8 Raffle Prlze8 Blngo Prlzes 3,950.00 4,952.20 4,875.00 6,643.50 3,685.00 3,308.88 787.50 445.00 2,230.50 1,216,53 48.5S 231,37 217.00 161.98 538.48 398.36 34.00 770.00 416.83 25.49 40.00 71.50 138.41 154.17 35,219.50 Exces8 of Income over Expendlture 35,138.21 81.29 35,219.60 35,219.50 ST BLAZEY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 8T INCOME Tlcket Sale8 Advert181ng Programme Sales Raffl88 Member8hlp and Rehear881 Fee8 Donatlon8 Fundra181ng Events Dlnner l Dance Soclety Clothlng Tuck Shop Medals Ice Cream Sale8 Grant8 Asda Green Tlcket Foundatlon St Austell Town Councll Interest Cornwall Councll C08tume Hlr8. Costume Sale EXPENDITURE 17,901,00 2,850.00 796.00 1,135.00 2,618.75 215.00 2,254.00 2,146.00 451.00 643.14 121.00 1,200.00 300.00 1,000.00 1,350.00 176.62 50.00 14.99 Producer and Choreographer C08tume8 and Make Up Llghtlng and scenery Prop8 Theatre and Rehear881 Rent Sound Mu81c Programme C08ts Advert181ng Dlnner l Dance In8urance P08tage and Telephone Prlntlng and Statlonery Member8hlp Fee8 Medals Ice Cream Purcha888 Tuck Shop Comwall Drama A880clatlon Adjudicatlon Scrlpt and Llcenc88 soclety Clothlng Sum Up Costs Meetlng Room Hlre Glft8 Raffle Prlze8 Blngo Prlzes 3,950.00 4,952.20 4,875.00 6,643.50 3,685.00 3,308.88 787.50 445.00 2,230.50 1,216,53 48.5S 231,37 217.00 161.98 538.48 398.36 34.00 770.00 416.83 25.49 40.00 71.50 138.41 154.17 35,219.50 Exces8 of Income over Expendlture 35,138.21 81.29 35,219.60 35,219.50