Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE EARLY OPERA COMPANY LIMITED

To advance the education of the public in the subject of early opera. The company's mission is to present early operas to the highest possible standard with contemporary stagings, performed by emerging and established musicians. The company aims to develop new audiences, widen access to opera and contribute to the professional development of emerging performers and artistic personnel.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and 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:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending is declining
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
31/03/23		£95	£102	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£88	£102	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£28	£34	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£91	£104	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£104	£113	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£143	£160	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	*	£95	£80	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£108	£94	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£235	£224	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£87	£88	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£52	£59	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12		£35	£32	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£61	£62	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£103	£102	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£80	£73	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£104	£100	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07	*	£60	£42	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06	*	£49	£47	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years
(22 years as a company)

www.earlyopera.com

info@earlyopera.com

07976737535

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-78

DAVID BRYAN ROCKWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

CHARLES WILLIAM DAVID LAING Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, DAVID LAING FOUNDATION, THE MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAVIORS' CHARITY, THE LONDON CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY,

DR VIVIENNE MONK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Clinical Trials Unit Manager

EVA DE BLOCQ VAN KUFFELER Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: SHERBORNE HOUSE TRUST 2018,

JOHN MOORE GALT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LEWES FESTIVAL OF SONG,

STEPHEN SOBEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Relations

ANDREW MICHAEL PECK Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Solicitor, Other trusteeships: SPITALFIELDS FESTIVAL LIMITED, THE AUBREY SINGERS,

NICOLA ANNE OPPENHEIMER (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Head Hunter, Other trusteeships: THE ENGLISH CONCERT, THE TENEBRAE CHOIR,

TOM WEISSELBERG Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Barrister, Other trusteeship: CONTINUO FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2005, number: 1111086
Registered at Companies House on 10/10/2001, number: 04302402

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR17: 1 days late, AR07: 174 days late, AR06: 10 days late,

Main office

Bramble Hill House
Bramble Hill
Balcombe
HAYWARDS HEATH
West Sussex
RH17 6HR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF EARLY OPERA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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