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Registered charity (CIO) · Colchester

Colchester Operatic Society

Colchester Operatic Society is a registered charity (number 1198865) based in Colchester, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Katie Cutmore since 2013. Latest income £111k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Colchester Operatic Society Second Edition (Charity Commission)

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £111k (2026)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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
Throughout England
Website
www.colchesteroperaticsociety.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2026£111k£113k
  • 2025£113k£116k
  • 2024£116k£99k
Earlier years
  • 2023£113k£110k

Income trend, 2023 to 2026.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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.

10 trustees on the board

2.9y median 1.5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

3.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 10

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£113k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198865
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 May 2022
Contact on the register
01206541086 · chair@colchesteroperaticsociety.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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