CCEW Charity Commission profile

RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY CIO

Registered charity 1214145 · organisation 5263335

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
16 July 2025
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
Not supplied – Not supplied
Latest income
Not supplied
Latest expenditure
Not supplied
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY CIO, MARY WALLACE THEATRE, THE EMBANKMENT, TWICKENHAM, TW1 3DU

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

The CIO has power to do anything which is calculated to further its objects or is conducive or incidental to doing so. In particular, the CIO has power to organise drama productions, poetry readings, and any other events related to the study and teaching of amateur theatre, including holding auditions and rehearsals.

03 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Richmond Upon Thames
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

04 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name
RICHMOND SHAKESPEARE SOCIETY CIO
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2025-07-16T00:00:00

06 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 16 Jul 2025
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION BY THE PUBLIC OF DRAMA AND OF THE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE IN PARTICULAR, AND POETRY GENERALLY, WITHIN THE AREA OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES;(2) IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CIO SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN THE PRODUCTION OF SHAKESPEAREAN AND OTHER DRAMATIC WORKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FULFILLING THE FIRST STATED OBJECT;(3) THE ENCOURAGEMENT AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE CIO AND OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OF THE STUDY AND DISCUSSION OF THE WORKS AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SHAKESPEARE; AND (4) THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF ALL OR ANY MATTERS RELATING TO AMATEUR THEATRE.

07 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
697651
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
RSS

08 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Conflicting interests
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Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures