Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 6

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 2

OPERA BRAVA LIMITED

Present quality operatic performances, in EnglishMake opera accessible and affordable to allProvide creative opportunities that nurture new talentInspire a passion for opera in the young through education and participationCommission new works"To awaken a new generation to the meaning and joy of opera, by educating the young, enthralling the old and encouraging participation for all".

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
31/12/23		£200	£199	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£181	£181	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£154	£150	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£113	£42	£71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£130	£173	£-43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	*	£124	£124	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£187	£145	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£137	£131	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	*	£137	£131	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£129	£126	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£140	£150	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£194	£180	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11		£160	£169	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10		£213	£213	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	*	£189	£194	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08		£189	£188	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07		£142	£131	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/06	*	£114	£120	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£170	£175	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04	*	£152	£146	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years

www.operabrava.co.uk

admin@operabrava.co.uk

01444443060

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

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£58,400
The Foyle Foundation	£10,000
Essex Community Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Essex Community Foundation - Opera Brava
£4,000	01/03/2024	to deliver an educational opera programme to primary school children living in deprived parts of Colchester
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000	07/02/2023	towards core costs and equipment in 2023
DCMS - Artists of the Future
£58,400	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Essex Community Foundation - Opera & Narnia in Essex Schools
£3,000	24/05/2018 0	To run an educational opera project with young children in North Colchester

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 50-71

AMANDA POMORSKA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Opera Singer

KATHRYN ENID JAMES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Education Consultant

NADINE BENJAMIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Opera Singer-Empowerment Coach/Mentor

ROSEMARY TUBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: University Administrator Ucl

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/11/1989, number: 328417
Registered at Companies House on 17/01/1989, number: 02335639

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 52 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR09: 2 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 36 days late, AR04: 9 days late,

Main office

67 Franklynn Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 4DT

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION AND PERFORMANCE OF OPERAS AND TO PROMOTE THE APPLICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OPERA AND TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AS THE COMPANY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DERERMINE. (2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OPERA BY ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN OPERA AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MUSIC AND DRAMA STUDENTS IN OPERA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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