# THE FOLKESTONE - HYTHE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1180504
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 31, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1180504


## Contact

- **Address:** The Tower Theatre, North Road, FOLKESTONE
- **Postcode:** CT20 3HL
- **Phone:** 01303 223925
- **Email:** admin@towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk
- **Website:** www.towertheatrefolkestone.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

**Activities:** To operate as an amateur theatrical society based at the Tower Theatre in Folkestone Kent; to present a varied and high quality programme of amateur plays and musicals; to encourage outside shows to hire the theatre for their presentations; to involve a wide range of Folkestone residents with the theatre, both as audience and as active participants.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £341147 | £359682 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £340849 | £339418 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £260402 | £254254 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £181324 | £179505 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £79818 | £79747 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ben Forrest — appointed Oct. 25, 2023
- GRAHAME WARD — appointed July 2, 2025
- Kathryn Richmond — appointed July 11, 2025
- Michael Manton — appointed July 28, 2025
- Peter Graham Holland — appointed Sept. 2, 2025