Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Established in 1989, Garsington Opera is a professional opera company which has established a reputation for producing opera of the highest standard with a repertoire that combines both well known operas and discoveries of little known works. Garsington Opera has played a full a role as possible in the local community and an educational programme is run in local schools.

Latest income

£10.4m

Expenditure

£8.4m

Financial year end

2024-10-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-10-31 £3.3m £3.0m
2021-10-31 £10.1m £6.6m
2022-10-31 £10.2m £6.7m
2023-10-31 £12.0m £7.0m
2024-10-31 £10.4m £8.4m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-10-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £5.2m
Charitable activities £3.4m
Trading £227k
Investment income £312k
Total income £10.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.2m
Raising funds £1.2m
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £150k
Total expenditure £8.4m

Balance sheet

Reserves £3.1m
Total funds £23.7m
— restricted £13.8m
— unrestricted £9.9m
— endowment £0
Total assets £23.7m
Cash £4.1m

People

Employees 24

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.