Penarth Operatic and Dramatic Society
What it does
Staging plays and operatic shows.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE AND FURTHER THE APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, AND TO ASSIST SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE: FOR FULL DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2025, it had income of £131,416 and spent £124,628.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £131,416 | £124,628 | Not reported | 100 |
| 30 June 2024 | £80,641 | £78,160 | Not reported | 100 |
| 30 June 2023 | £70,039 | £63,780 | Not reported | 70 |
| 30 June 2022 | £41,456 | £44,320 | Not reported | 12 |
| 30 June 2021 | £4,379 | £3,280 | 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 2,901%, from £4,379 in the year to 30 June 2021 to £131,416 in the year to 30 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 30 June 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 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Mary Elizabeth GardnerChair
- Deborah Apollonio
- Melissa Rabaiotti
- Robert James Tucker
- Wendy Queenie Huxtable-mcturk
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 17 December 2025, 134 days early | Received 17 December 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 31 December 2024, 120 days early | Received 31 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 17 December 2023, 135 days early | Received 17 December 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 28 October 2022, 184 days early | Received 28 October 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | 30 April 2022 | Received 7 September 2022, 130 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1059300
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 November 1996
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 25 JULY 1996 AS AMENDED 20 OCTOBER 1996
- Website
- www.podspenarth.org
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.