01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 9 May 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £111,086
- Latest expenditure
- £112,602
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 15 PARKSIDE QUARTER, COLCHESTER, CO1 1EA
Website recorded by the regulator: www.colchesteroperaticsociety.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We're an amateur musical theatre company (consisting of members from 11 years & over) that produce shows & concerts in Colchester for the general public. Membership is open to all aged 16yrs plus & 11-24 yrs for our youth section, providing opportunities to learn, perform & participate in local Theatre. We also put on singing, acting & dancing workshops for members & the local community.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £111,086
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £112,602
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £113,350
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £116,364
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £116,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,039
- Fin Period Start Date
- 9 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £113,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £109,844
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £111,086
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £112,602
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 150
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 6 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £113,350
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £116,364
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 160
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £116,397
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £99,039
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 115
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 9 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £113,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £109,844
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 100
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COLCHESTER OPERATIC SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-05-09T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 May 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 653906
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- COLCHESTER OPERATIC SOCIETY SECOND EDITION
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Charity Policy
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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- Volunteer management
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- Internal risk management policy and procedures
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Risk management
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- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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- Complaints policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Conflicting interests
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- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling