Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -6

OPERA VENTURES PRODUCTIONS

COMMISSIONING AND PRODUCING OPERA, PROVIDING TRAINING IN OPERA PRODUCTION, IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER VENUES

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male

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 and on several occasions in recent years 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
30/03/23	£85	£307	£-222	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/03/22	£243	£21	£222	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/03/21	£2	£3	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/03/20	£365	£381	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/03/19	£34	£31	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
30/03/18	£209	£298	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/03/17	£183	£74	£108	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

https://www.operaventures.org

enquiry@operaventures.org

07766571225

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 human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Australia, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Norway, Scotland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Throughout England And Wales, United States,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£35,000	08/02/2022	towards the creation of a new opera production of Ainadamar

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

NICHOLAS EDWARD TUCKER PRETTEJOHN Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: PRISONERS ABROAD,

SALLY HILARY MARKS (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeships: THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS OF GREAT BRITAIN, THE MICHAEL TIPPETT MUSICAL FOUNDATION, THE MUSIC LIBRARIES TRUST, THE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS CHARITABLE TRUST, LISTEN PONY LTD, THE PETER MAXWELL DAVIES TRUST, UPROAR,

PAUL JOHN RUSSELL ZISMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeships: THE GEORGIAN GROUP, THE CARDINALL'S MUSICK LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/07/2016, number: 1168424

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; all on time

Main office

Flat 25
Richard Burbidge Mansions
1 Brasenose Drive
LONDON
SW13 8RB

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROMOTING IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE AND OTHER ART FORMS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION MUSIC, DANCE, EXHIBITIONS, LITERATURE AND FILMS WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO TOURING PERFORMANCES; AND2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, MUSICAL THEATRE PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF THE CHARITY AND PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, PERFORMANCES, TRAINING, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE IN OPERA AND MUSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION AND DIRECTION.

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