## **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|
**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|**£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|
## **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**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||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|||
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– 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 A8110n 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
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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 aCCd 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):
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Address:
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October 2018