Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

GRANGE PARK OPERA 

The objects of the charity are to advance education through the promotion, support and encouragement of the art of music and drama and in particular the promotion of opera.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£3,935£4,154£-219£296£13,104£3,0248.7946
31/08/21£3,446£3,752£-306£234£12,497£2,2037947
31/08/20£2,193£1,409£784£296£12,457£1,58513.5120
31/08/19£4,285£3,612£674£379£11,673£7842.61636
31/08/18£4,908£3,685£1,223£341£10,750£61821535
31/08/17£8,266£3,899£4,367£347£9,237£2120.7150
31/08/16£3,923£4,324£-400£503£4,612£3100.9120
31/08/15£4,340£4,623£-284£889£-48£-404-1170
31/08/14£3,188£3,586£-398£785£236£-477-1.6160
31/08/13£3,254£3,426£-173£729£634£-246-0.9160
31/08/12£3,412£3,598£-186£684£807£-242-0.8130
31/08/11£3,399£3,493£-94£690£993£-224-0.8110
31/08/10£3,195£3,301£-105£669£1,086£-298-1.1100
31/08/09£2,506£2,675£-169£223£1,193£-358-1.690
31/08/08£2,572£2,890£-318£249£1,362£-357-1.590
31/08/07?£2,751£2,882£-130£249£1,681£-207-0.980
30/09/06£2,344£2,697£-352£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05£2,506£2,329£177£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04*£2,193£2,013£179£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 8.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 25%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 23%
Reserves/Spending: 8.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 2.6
Asset Split ?
Established: 26 years

www.grangeparkopera.co.uk

info@grangeparkopera.co.uk

01962 737360

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 9 employees
  • 46 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards roof repairs to be made in memory of Bamber Gascoigne
£5,000 20/10/2023
Towards roof repairs to be made in memory of Bamber Gascoigne
Woodward Charitable Trust - Young Artists Scholarship
£5,000 22/02/2022
Young Artists Scholarship

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 51-84
  • TONY BUGG Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/02/1998, number: 1068046
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/01/1998, number: 03490791
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR04: 2 days late,
Main office

Sutton Manor Farm
Bishop's Sutton Road
ALRESFORD
SO24 0AA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC AND DRAMA (INCLUDING OPERA, MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCING, SINGING AND ALL FORMS CONSTITUTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF MUSIC) AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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