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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

LONDON YOUTH OPERA

For 51 years, London Youth Opera (operating under our previous name, W11 Opera) has introduced young people from all backgrounds and abilities to the transformative power of opera. We are the only opera company staging original commissions written exclusively for and performed exclusively by children in highly acclaimed professional productions.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
05/04/24£117£113£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/23*£8£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/22£31£54£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/21£32£34£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/20?£87£82£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/18£74£87£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/17£89£80£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/16£70£88£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/15£66£75£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/14£92£76£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/13£73£77£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/12£51£75£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/11£56£53£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/10£36£42£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/09*£34£40£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/08£35£26£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/07£25£21£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/06£27£26£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/05£32£24£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
05/04/04£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 43 years

www.londonyouthopera.org.uk

LYO@londonyouthopera.org.uk

07711022969

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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 - Small Grants
£5,000 30/09/2020
towards a virtual opera production project (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ANNA CLARA ANDERSSON (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • ANNE-MARIE GILIS Appointed: 2024
  • FRANCESCA BEAUSANG-HUNTER Appointed: 2022
  • SHADI FAHID Appointed: 2019
  • SLOANE S WARREN Appointed: 2018
  • XANTHE STEEN Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/06/1981, number: 282644
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR09: 2 days late,
Main office

122 Cheyne Walk
LONDON
SW10 0ES

Objectives

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PERSONS IN THE ART AND MUSIC AND PARTICULARLY BY STAGING PERFORMANCES OF OPERAS IN WHICH ALL OF THE CAST ARE CHILDREN AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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