Activities

As described by the charity on the register

promote improve and advance the education and appreciation of the general public in the Arts and in particular opera.

Latest income

£5.0m

Expenditure

£5.2m

Financial year end

2024-09-30

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-09-30 £1.6m £1.9m
2021-09-30 £3.2m £3.4m
2022-09-30 £4.0m £4.3m
2023-09-30 £4.5m £4.9m
2024-09-30 £5.0m £5.2m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-09-30

Income mix

Donations & legacies £1.2m
Charitable activities £3.3m
Trading £472k
Investment income £58k
Total income £5.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £5.1m
Raising funds £64k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £58k
Total expenditure £5.2m

Balance sheet

Reserves £764k
Total funds £1.1m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £1.1m
— endowment £0
Total assets £1.1m
Cash £123k

People

Employees 17

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations

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.