Registered charity · Stourbridge
The Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society
The Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society is a registered charity (number 511436) based in Stourbridge, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Fred Shaw since 2026. Latest income £66k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £66k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Fred ShawChair · since 2026
- Anna HoughTrustee · since 2015
- Bernard ShawTrustee · since 2025
- Beth HemmingsTrustee · since 2023
- David William GregoryTrustee · since 1995
- Jeanne HuntTrustee · since 2016
- Jonathan HuntTrustee · since 2017
- Kate BerringtonTrustee · since 2023
- Kate RussellTrustee · since 2025
- Nick Westley-SmithTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Dudley
- Website
- www.stourbridge-operatic.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1981
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£66k£75k
- 2024£88k£77k
- 2023£70k£67k
Earlier years
- 2022£64k£73k
- 2021£12k£12k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
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.
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
- Fred Shaw Chair since 2026
- Anna Hough since 2015
- Bernard Shaw since 2025
- Beth Hemmings since 2023
- David William Gregory since 1995
- Jeanne Hunt since 2016
- Jonathan Hunt since 2017
- Kate Russell since 2025
- Kate Berrington since 2023
- Nick Westley-Smith since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Anna Hough since 2015
- David William Gregory since 1995
- Jeanne Hunt since 2016
- Jonathan Hunt since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Fred Shaw Chair since 2026
- Anna Hough since 2015
- Bernard Shaw since 2025
- Beth Hemmings since 2023
- Jeanne Hunt since 2016
- Jonathan Hunt since 2017
- Kate Russell since 2025
- Kate Berrington since 2023
- Nick Westley-Smith since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- David William Gregory since 1995
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.
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
- 511436
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- RULES ADOPTED 1906 AS AMENDED 23 MARCH 1983 AND 22 MARCH 1989
- Contact on the register
- 07747691821 · info@stourbridge-operatic.co.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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