NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 25 September 1980
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £108,010
Latest expenditure: £175,966
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Newquay Dramatic Society, Lane Theatre, Lane, NEWQUAY, TR8 4PX

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lanetheatre.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Newquay Dramatic Society performs stage productions (amateur dramatics) for the benefit of the people of Cornwall and visitors to Cornwall from other parts of the country. Newquay Dramatic Society also hires its theatre to other performing groups, community groups and acts in order to widen its range of cultural events.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 31 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £108,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,966

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £92,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,194

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £84,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,330

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 2 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,347

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,181
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,004

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 31 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £108,010
Total Gross Expenditure: £175,966
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £25,605
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £92,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £44,194
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £84,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,330
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,994
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,966
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,347
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £7,805
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £41,181
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,004
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £20,737
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 24

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cornwall
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: NEWQUAY DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1980-09-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JULY 1980 AS AMENDED ON 19 JUNE 1999 AND 20 JANUARY 2007. as amended on 27 Jan 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE SOCIETY THROUGH ITS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS; (SEE GOVERNING DOCUMENT)
Area Of Benefit: NEWQUAY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 164677
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LANE THEATRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures