CCEW Charity Commission profile

BICESTER CHORAL AND OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1109779 · organisation 4016304

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
31 May 2005
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£31,317
Latest expenditure
£27,732
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Mole Hole, Station Road, Launton, BICESTER, Oxfordshire, OX26 5DS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bcoswesing.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE RECENT YEARS2014: VERDI REQUIEM / HANDEL MESSIAH2015: IOLANTHE / ROSSINI PETITE MESSE SOLENELLE2016: CARMEN THE MUSICAL 2017: HMS PINAFORE2018: CHESS2019: EVITA

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
22 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
22 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£31,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,732
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
18 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
18 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£28,600
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,763
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£28,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,950
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
13 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,493
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,198
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
8 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£6,452
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,930

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
22 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£31,317
Total Gross Expenditure
£27,732
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£1,750
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
65
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
18 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£28,600
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,763
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£750
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
60
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
12 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£28,644
Total Gross Expenditure
£28,950
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
£750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
50
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
13 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£14,493
Total Gross Expenditure
£15,198
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
4

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
BICESTER CHORAL AND OPERATIC SOCIETY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2005-05-31T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 16/03/2005AS AMENDED ON 29/01/2014
Charitable Objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE CHORAL, ORCHESTRAL, DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. BICESTER

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
466320
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
BCOS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries