Registered charity · Abbots Langley
Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society
Abbots Langley Gilbert & Sullivan Society is a registered charity (number 1161215) based in Abbots Langley, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Philip Austin Joslin since 2020. Latest income £23k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Algss (Charity Commission)
- 7 trustees
- Income £23k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.algss.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£23k£31k
- 2024£42k£40k
- 2023£36k£36k
Earlier years
- 2022£25k£36k
- 2021£1k£2k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF ABBOTS LANGLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN, AND INCREASE THEIR APPRECIATION OF, THE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH: 1 SUPPORTING THE CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY LIFE OF ABBOTS LANGLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, AND TO PROVIDE CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY;2 PRODUCING AND PRESENTING OPERAS, MUSICALS AND PLAYS, IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE NOT ONLY AS MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE, BUT ALSO THROUGH MEMBERSHIP OF THE CHARITY AS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS;3 PROVIDING OTHER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING CONCERTS, WORKSHOPS AND OPEN EVENINGS, AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR MEMBERS AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, FOR NON-MEMBERS.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Philip Austin Joslin Chair since 2020
- Carolyn Morrissey since 2023
- Claire Stephenson since 2026
- Lynette Amanda Carr since 2018
- Lisa Morelli since 2026
- Melanie Louise Riseam since 2025
- Sophie Rose Feary since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Philip Austin Joslin Chair since 2020
- Lynette Amanda Carr since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Philip Austin Joslin Chair since 2020
- Carolyn Morrissey since 2023
- Claire Stephenson since 2026
- Lynette Amanda Carr since 2018
- Lisa Morelli since 2026
- Melanie Louise Riseam since 2025
- Sophie Rose Feary since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161215
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 02 MAR 2015
- Contact on the register
- 01923260363 · chairman@algss.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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