## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 26.09.2024 Period start date to 31.03.2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Thrapston Plaza Opera**
## **Charity registration number: 1210231**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To educate and entertain the public in the
dramatic and operatic arts, and to further
the development of public appreciation in
the said arts, through the performance of
plays, dramas, comedies, operas,
operettas and other dramatic and operatic
works.|
|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|Thrapston Plaza Opera has performed La
Boheme in February 2025 to capacity
audiences involving professional soloists,
local singers as soloists and chorus
including children.
The Company was also involved in the first
performance of Carmina Comica, a new
work by Colin Sell and Chris Lowe, bringing
new music to local audiences.|
|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 had regard to the
guidance issued by Charity Commission on
public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not relevant as Thrapston Plaza Opera is
not in a position to make grants.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Thrapston Plaza Opera is fortunate to have
a number of volunteers who help with
staging the performance both dramatically
and musically, no-one is paid for their role.|
Volunteers help with making and painting scenery, running front of house, including a licensed bar and providing chaperones for the children. Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|Thrapston Plaza Opera had a stimulating
2025 with our own performance of “La
Boheme” getting the year off to our
traditional start and later, the Company
played a full part in the initial Thrapston
Festival of Voice.
“La Boheme”. One of the most popular
operas out there. The Company was
pleased to welcome two young,
professionally trained artists to the
performance, but most of the principals and
chorus were recruited from the local area
and many have sung with the Company for
years. The work that goes into rehearsal
and learning the roles is quite intense and
engages people from all backgrounds and
abilities. Our chorus, which is the heart of
any performance, is not auditioned and
anyone with the enthusiasm is made very
welcome. Some of our principal singers
sung in the chorus with very little
experience and have progressed to main
roles.
The Company has always welcomed
children to sing with us and to act as
characters in the street and town scenes
and, as always, our sterling band of
urchins, all of whom are local to the area,
put in a knockout performance!
“La Boheme” played to full and enthusiastic
houses for the three performances that we
put on, and the Company sends grateful
thanks to everyone involved in the show,
whether on stage, or as important, behind
the set and in the technical roles. Of
course, the locally recruited orchestra was
wonderful and was key to the success of
the run!
The Company had something of a triumph,
when we were invited to (unofficially) make
the initial performance of a choral cantata
“Carmina Comica”composed by Colin Sell,|
of “I’m sorry, I haven’t a clue” fame and Chris Lowe as lyricist. A wonderful humorous, but respectful work taking choral music from classical gods and heroes, through the Baroque and Classical eras into the 19[th] and 20[th] Centuries. Wonderful fun and several members of the Company performed in the “official” world premiere with our friends from Market Drayton Choral Society. The Thrapston Festival of Voice saw members of the Company participate in Masterclasses with renowned Baritone Jamie Hall, giving valuable training to some of our soloists and the Company joined a full orchestra for a performance of Beethoven’s Mass in C, which was a great success! As always, we have had a busy year. TPO is a friendly and welcoming Company and we are always delighted to welcome people from all parts of the community. If you love music, don’t worry if you feel you haven’t the ability. You do! and we will work with you to be the best you can be! The Company was founded in 2010 by our excellent Music Director, Vince Davey and without his love for music, his passion to get the best out of everyone and his wonderful empathy with all performers, there simply wouldn’t be a company. Bravo Maestro!! In preparation for the 2026 season, the Company is hard at work rehearsing for our upcoming performance of Offenbach’s “Orpheus in the Underworld” and we encourage everyone in the community to come and see a rather interesting take on classical mythology… The next ideas will soon be revealed! David Brackenbury Chairman Thrapston Plaza Opera
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|La Boheme was performed to capacity
audiences in February 2025 and very well
received.
A new work, Carmina Comica, was
introduced to local audiences before being||
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|||made available to a wider audience and for
other societies to perform.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|No fundraising was undertaken in the
period of this report.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has covered all costs for the
performances of La Boheme in February
2025 and has reserves on to which to build
ready for 2026.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in the charity bank
account to fund the forthcoming production
which often requires fees to be paid in
advance eg Music Hire.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,000 maximum|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|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:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Main sources of funding are ticket sales,
programme advertising, sponsorship from
local businesses and licensed bar at
performances.
Annual fundraising stall at Thrapston
Charter Fair in June.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Pandemic leading to social isolation and
audiences not allowed to gather.
Illness amongst significant members of the
cast.
Non-availability of the venue.
Lack of ticket sales.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Written constitution in line with guidance
from Making Music|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Charity is a CIO|
|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|Currently there are three Trustees as sadly
one of the original Trustees died on 31. 12.
24. Additional trustees will be recruited at
the TPO AGM in March 2026. All members
of Thrapston Plaza Opera are eligible to be
Trustees.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
No formal induction processes in place at
present.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity is a member of Making Music
which provides public liability insurance,
professional advice and a forum for sharing
information and ideas.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Thrapston Plaza Opera|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1210231|
|Charity’s principal address|1 Chandler Gardens, Thrapston, Kettering, Northants,
NN14 4UA|
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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 None 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)** June Diane Davy
**Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee/ Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
20.01.2026
**Charity Name N Thrapston Plaza Opera 12**
## **Recei ts and a ments accou p p y**
Period start date 26.09.24
**For the period from**
**To**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted funds**
**Endowment funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Members' Subscriptions|**1,275**||**-**||**-**|
|Ticket Sales - Carmina Comica|**963**||**-**||**-**|
|Ticket Sales- La Boheme|**6,902**||**-**||**-**|
|Refreshments,Raffle and Programmes|**2,141**||**-**||**-**|
|Advertisingand Sponsorship|**3,270**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**14,551**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**14,551**||**-**||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**|**14,551**||**-**||**-**|
## **A3 Payments**
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Hire of rehearsalpremises|**1,908**||**-**||**-**|
|Printingandpublicity|**1,027**||**-**||**-**|
|Hire of music|**745**||**-**||**-**|
|Musicians' fees|**5,885**||**-**||**-**|
|Production costs|**1,936**||**-**||**-**|
|Insurance and membership of Making Music|**245**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**11,746**||**-**||**-**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||
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|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||
|||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Total payments_**|**11,746**||||**-**|||**-**||
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**||**2,805**|||**-**|||**-**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||
|CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
**A6 Cash funds last year end**|1
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_**Cash funds this year end**_ **2,805 - -**
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the perio**
|**Categories**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
2,805
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
**Fund to which Details liability relates**
## **B5 Liabilities**
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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## **unts CC16a**
Period end date 31.03.25
## **Total funds**
## **Last year**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
|**1,275**||**-**|
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|**963**||**-**|
|**6,902**||**-**|
|**2,141**||**-**|
|**3,270**||**-**|
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|**14,551**||**-**|
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|**14,551**||**-**|
|**1,908**||**-**|
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|**1,027**||**-**|
|**745**||**-**|
|**5,885**||**-**|
|**1,936**||**-**|
|**245**||**-**|
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