Registered charity · Worcester
Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Society
- 14 trustees
- Income £137k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- MR Chris Holloway BA QTSChair
- Abbi JakemanTrustee · since 2023
- Christopher HooperTrustee · since 2019
- Daniel HooperTrustee · since 2025
- David GoldneyTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Michael AstlesTrustee · since 2022
- Ethan CookTrustee · since 2024
- Jeremy Paul FieldTrustee · since 2021
- Lyndsay BerrymanTrustee · since 2021
- Melissa GoldneyTrustee · since 2025
- Rachel PriceTrustee · since 2018
- Raymond Walter NeedhamTrustee · since 2026
- Sarah Elizabeth GilhoolyTrustee · since 2022
- Toby Daniel EdwardsTrustee · since 2024
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.wods.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2002
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£137k£135k
- 2023£120k£122k
- 2022£109k£120k
Earlier years
- 2021£39k£27k
- 2020£31k£13k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 48%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS, TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
2 grants · £9,891 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,891 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
14 trustees on the board
- MR Chris Holloway BA QTS Chair
- Abbi Jakeman since 2023
- Christopher Hooper since 2019
- Daniel Hooper since 2025
- David Goldney since 2025
- Dr Michael Astles since 2022
- Ethan Cook since 2024
- Jeremy Paul Field since 2021
- Lyndsay Berryman since 2021
- Melissa Goldney since 2025
- Rachel Price since 2018
- Raymond Walter Needham since 2026
- Sarah Elizabeth Gilhooly since 2022
- Toby Daniel Edwards since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Christopher Hooper since 2019
- Rachel Price since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- MR Chris Holloway BA QTS Chair
- Abbi Jakeman since 2023
- Christopher Hooper since 2019
- Daniel Hooper since 2025
- David Goldney since 2025
- Dr Michael Astles since 2022
- Ethan Cook since 2024
- Jeremy Paul Field since 2021
- Lyndsay Berryman since 2021
- Melissa Goldney since 2025
- Rachel Price since 2018
- Raymond Walter Needham since 2026
- Sarah Elizabeth Gilhooly since 2022
- Toby Daniel Edwards since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1091564
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 NOVEMBER 2001, AS AMENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2006. as amended on 27 Mar 2025
- Contact on the register
- 07980056615 · info@wods.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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