The Cockett Amateur Operatic Society
What it does
The Cockett Amateur Operatic Society is dedicated to promoting, improving, and maintaining public education and appreciation of the operatic and musical arts within the local community. Through the staging of annual amateur productions, the Society aims to provide a structured and inclusive environment for local performers, musicians, and technical crew to develop their artistic talents.
Its charitable purposes
A. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS B. GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 July 2025, it had income of £38,641 and spent £33,341.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | £38,641 | £33,341 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 July 2024 | £41,739 | £34,576 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 July 2023 | £36,008 | £39,024 | Not reported | 51 |
| 31 July 2022 | £1,959 | £803 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2021 | £1,975 | £661 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 1,857%, from £1,975 in the year to 31 July 2021 to £38,641 in the year to 31 July 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 86% of its income in the year to 31 July 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 July 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 July 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Annemarie Morris
- Carys Melodie Wright
- Claire Atherton
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Received 4 September 2025, 269 days early | Received 5 October 2025 |
| 31 July 2024 | 31 May 2025 | Received 17 September 2024, 256 days early | Received 17 September 2024 |
| 31 July 2023 | 31 May 2024 | Received 27 October 2023, 217 days early | Received 27 October 2023 |
| 31 July 2022 | 31 May 2023 | Received 25 October 2022, 218 days early | Not required |
| 31 July 2021 | 31 May 2022 | Received 23 February 2022, 97 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1001113
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 7 December 1990
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 FEBRUARY 1990, AS AMENDED ON 16 SEPTEMBER 2010.
- Website
- www.cockettoperatics.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Neath Port Talbot
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.