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Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

WEST GREEN HOUSE OPERA LIMITED

The charity's main objective is to advance the education of the public by encouraging the understanding and appreciation of music and opera, in particular but not exclusively through the presentation of public performances of opera.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/23£985£944£42£76£250£1311.7115
30/11/22£877£794£83£21£209£10115
30/11/21£483£627£-144n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/20£392£143£249n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/19£627£576£51£28£22£220.5115
30/11/18£787£645£142£26£-30£-30-0.600
30/11/17£482£559£-77n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/16*£474£540£-65n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/15*£585£523£62£0£-31£-31-0.700
30/11/14*£637£674£-36£109£199£1993.500
30/11/13*£320£381£-61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/11/12*£12£7£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 9.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 39%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 12 years

www.westgreenhouseopera.co.uk

finance@westgreenhouseopera.co.uk

01252848676

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
  • Hampshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000 21/04/2022
to build a new demountable stage for West Green House Opera

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-83
  • ANN GRAFTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Managing Director
  • GLENN CHARLES HURSTFIELD Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
  • MARYLYN DENISE ABBOTT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None
  • MICHAEL DOUGLAS WHALLEY Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/09/2012, number: 1148939
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/08/2011, number: 07756429
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR16: 116 days late, AR15: 111 days late, AR14: 265 days late, AR13: 69 days late, AR12: 118 days late,
Main office

West Green House
Thackhams Lane
Hartley Wintney
Hook
RG27 8JB

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND OPERA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF OPERA.4.2. TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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