2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/04/24 Period start date To 31/03/25 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

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	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.

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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	£26250
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

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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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled 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 2026

ST BLAZEY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIErY . INCOME AND E PEN RE ACCOUNT FOR ENDED 8T MARCH 2025 INCOME EXPENDMJRE Tld(et Sale8 Advert181ng Programme Sa108 Productlon Raffl•8 'Memb8rJhlp •nd R8hèarnal Fee8 Donatlons Sundr188 Par Camfval Fundraljlng Evonts Dlnn8r l Danc• 8ocloty Clothlng M•dal6 Grants 18,258.50 2,566.00 896.00 782.00 2,728.00 35.00 160.00 1,842.50 2,837.00 889.00 94.00 2,000.00 Pr¢duc•r and Choreogrnph CoBtume8 and Make Up Llghtlnq and Scen•ry Prop8 Theatre and Réh•arnal Rent 4,000.00 4,635.07 4,824.91 e,948.75 3,056.00 3,339.23 884.97 888.70 2,928.00 1,039.84 47.25 178.92 225.00 119.98 37.00 226.00 Mu8lc Programme Colts AdvorUJlng Dlnn•r l Dan In8uran P08tago and Telèphon8 Prlntlng and Stokn•ry M•mber•hlp F• Medal8 Cornwall Drama A8￿￿￿110n Adjudlcatkin Scrlpt and Ucenc SocS9ty Clothlng Sum Up C08ts Ftr8t Ald Co8ts Glft8 Raffle Prfz88 Blngo Prfze8 DVD C06t8 Storage Conlalner Co8t and Troatrnent stag6 Cloths Groundwork UK st Austell Town CLwncll C¢ynwall Coundl Int•rn8t DVD Sa188 700.IXI 228.80 280.00 12.63 32.80 108.71 36,20 230.81 128.00 6,815.56 320.00 34,433.80 Exc888 of Expendlture over Income 40,318.82 6,886.22 40,318.82 4tr318.82

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mombers of E 5 4 6Lhz&Y AMAfÉuA OP>A,Ific sociE'rY On accounts for the year ended 31 MAA614 1016 Charity no (If any} 10141666 Set out on pages l ond 2 c I')9 paga n rs ot adttllional slieels I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trusf) for the year ended Responsiblllties and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparatlon basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sectlon 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention ( "} in connection wlth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not aCC￿d with the accounting records Independent examlnerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be dra￿ in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: fOTrIq WAIAA" Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or tx)dy (if any): GkAAff TrGc0un6o￿È CA Address: (H IER October 2018