Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

THE OPERA STORY

Commission, production and performance of operatic works by living composers

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly male
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently and was substantially in excess of spending in the latest year

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
30/04/23	£42	£11	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/22	£60	£105	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/21	£44	£20	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
30/04/20?	£68	£53	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19	£82	£71	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	£66	£68	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£69	£65	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.theoperastory.com

info@theoperastory.com

07456861667

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HAMISH MACKAY Appointed: 2015

MANUEL FAJARDO Appointed: 2015

ANDREW SETON Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES,

JEREMY JAMES YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: SONGEASEL,

SAIMA HABIB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance, Other trusteeship: WORLD HORSE WELFARE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/10/2015, number: 1163949

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

426 St. Ann's Road
LONDON
N15 3JJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:- TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY THE CREATION, PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERATIC WORKS AND BY PROMOTING THE WORK OF SINGERS, DIRECTORS, CONDUCTORS AND MUSICIANS WITH A VIEW TO INCREASING THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OPERA IN THE WIDER PUBLIC, BOTH AT A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.- TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE RENEWAL AND EXPANSION OF THE OPERATIC REPERTORY, BY CONTRIBUTING TO MAINTAINING THE VITALITY OF THIS ART FORM AND BY WORKING TOWARDS REMINDING THE PUBLIC OF ITS RELEVANCE IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING ASPIRING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WITH A SPACE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CREATORS, MUSICIANS AND AUDIENCES FROM DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS AND FOSTERS INTERACTION AND LEARNING, AND CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP ARTISTIC SKILLS IN ALL THE FIELDS RELATED TO THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING AND PERFORMING OPERA.- TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY ENGAGING WITH THE PUBLIC AND BROADENING THEIR HORIZONS, NOTABLY BY ACCOMPANYING CREATIVE WORK WITH A SIGNIFICANT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COMPONENT THAT BRINGS THE PUBLIC CLOSER TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS AND LEARN FROM THE CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC TEAMS ABOUT THE WORK INVOLVED IN PRODUCING OPERA AT THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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