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CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 292215 · organisation 292215

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
9 September 1985
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income
£92,201
Latest expenditure
£89,771
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 65 Ongar Road, Writtle, CHELMSFORD, CM1 3NA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.caods.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Performing musical theatre for the enjoyment of the company as well as the local community.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received
20 December 2025
Date Accounts Received
20 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£92,201
Total Gross Expenditure
£89,771
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received
15 December 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£104,085
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,051
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received
28 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
28 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£102,375
Total Gross Expenditure
£92,475
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received
5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
5 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£62,989
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,711
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received
2 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,647
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,443

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2025
Ar Due Date
31 March 2026
Ar Received Date
20 December 2025
Total Gross Income
£92,201
Total Gross Expenditure
£89,771
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
Count Volunteers
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2024
Ar Due Date
31 March 2025
Ar Received Date
15 December 2024
Total Gross Income
£104,085
Total Gross Expenditure
£105,051
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
Count Volunteers
112
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2023
Ar Due Date
31 March 2024
Ar Received Date
28 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£102,375
Total Gross Expenditure
£92,475
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
Count Volunteers
120
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 May 2022
Ar Due Date
31 March 2023
Ar Received Date
5 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£62,989
Total Gross Expenditure
£85,711
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
103

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Essex
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CHELMSFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1985-09-09T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION DATED 11TH DECEMBER 1984 AS AMENDED 11 APRIL 2008AS AMENDED ON 09/12/2013 as amended on 12 Mar 2019 as amended on 05 Jan 2023 as amended on 17 Dec 2025
Charitable 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.
Area Of Benefit
CHELSMFORD

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
91456
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
C A O D S

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures