# SOUTHAMPTON OPERATIC SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 257305
- **Other names:** SOUTHAMPTON AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 6, 1970
- **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=257305


## Contact

- **Address:** 126 Lyon Street, SOUTHAMPTON
- **Postcode:** SO14 0LZ
- **Phone:** 07563442945
- **Email:** treasurer@sospresents.org
- **Website:** www.sospresents.org



## 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:** The objects of the Society are to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation in the said arts.This involves performing shows/concerts comprising musical productions, works from Gilbert and Sullivan, and light opera. Shows are staged twice yearly at MAST Mayflower Studios with concerts at various locations around the Southampton area

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE (SOUTHAMPTON)




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire
- Southampton City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £36054 | £53048 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £36867 | £31570 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £23025 | £26042 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £25440 | £25115 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £2301 | £4756 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Brigitte Lavoie** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 4, 2023
- Cheylea Hopkinson — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Christopher Pearce — appointed Sept. 15, 2024
- James Westbrook — appointed Oct. 10, 2024
- Joanne Frances Barnard — appointed Sept. 1, 2025