Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 14

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +14

Overall GiG Score: 22

PEGASUS OPERA COMPANY LIMITED

Promoting the performance of opera for UK and International festivals with the running of related workshops and coaching in schools, community groups and individuals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 28 years

www.pegasusoperacompany.org

admin@pegopera.org

02075019501

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£461	£337	£124	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£376	£270	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£125	£131	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£236	£140	£96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19		£195	£100	£95	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/18	*	£56	£96	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£62	£36	£26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£31	£28	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£31	£28	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£8	£33	£-25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13?	*	£115	£96	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11		£77	£74	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£255	£276	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£107	£92	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	*	£103	£111	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£260	£286	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06	*	£172	£138	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£137	£150	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	*	£137	£150	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£150,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£144,989
Greater London Authority	£103,050
City Bridge Trust	£77,617
Walcot Foundation	£45,000
The Foyle Foundation	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation	£9,955

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000	28/11/2023	towards Windrush Anniversary Concert (WAC) national tour, Interactive Exhibition and Windrush Travelling Songbook (WTS) taking place across five locations in the UK
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Pegasus Opera Company Limited
£144,989	06/09/2023	Windrush Travelling Songbook Exhibition and Learning and Participation Programme
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Make Them Hear You: De-colonising the Music Curriculum
£150,000	28/11/2022	Pegasus Opera Company provides opportunities for artists of global majority heritage and promotes opera to culturally diverse and underrepresented communities. This grant supports Pegasus, in ....more Pegasus Opera Company provides opportunities for artists of global majority heritage and promotes opera to culturally diverse and underrepresented communities. This grant supports Pegasus, in partnership with two primary and one secondary school in Bedford, to co-create an alternative approach to the music curriculum; supporting teachers to deliver opportunities to sing, listen, compose and perform, by exploring this country's musical history through the lens of diversity. The programme aims to support change not only within partner schools but beyond, influencing the wider sector in decolonising the music curriculum.
Walcot Foundation - Opera Mentoring Programme
£45,000	16/11/2022	The Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme (POMP) builds on and extends the reach of its successful opera mentorship programme in 2020 and 2021 supporting pathways and career development for emerging ....more The Pegasus Opera Mentoring Programme (POMP) builds on and extends the reach of its successful opera mentorship programme in 2020 and 2021 supporting pathways and career development for emerging artists. POMP will enable low-income artists aged 16-30 years old based in Lambeth to receive 1-1 mentorship from established classical artists from diverse backgrounds, masterclasses and performance opportunities. This is an opportunity for talented young people to experience, engage with and work in a sector that they would have little or no previous experience.
Greater London Authority - Pegasus Music Mentoring Programme
£28,050	20/10/2022	This uplift is for the continuation and development of our Music Mentoring programme where we deliver weekly music (composition and singing) activities alongside mentoring support outside of school ....more This uplift is for the continuation and development of our Music Mentoring programme where we deliver weekly music (composition and singing) activities alongside mentoring support outside of school time for participants with SEND, low income (in receipt of pupil premium) and those from refugee and asylum seeker families aged 11-15 young in Brixton.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Caribbean Jubilee Celebration
£9,955	17/03/2022	Storytelling and opera performances to celebrate the Jubilee
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pegasus Opera Company
£44,920	08/04/2021	towards Executive Director post and organisational overheads as outlined in your application
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	01/04/2021	Pegasus Opera Company - Revenue Funding
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pegasus Opera Company
£9,947	15/12/2020	0
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Pegasus Opera Company
£22,750	14/06/2020	£22,750 towards costs as outlined in your application excluding executive director costs, hire of performance space, musicians to accompany singers, lighting and PA, and office overheads.
Greater London Authority - Pegasus Opera Company
£75,000	01/09/2019	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
Walcot Foundation - Pegasus Music Mentoring Programme
£20,000	17/07/2018 12	Pegasus Music Mentoring Programme
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£20,000	21/05/2018	Pegasus Intergenerational Community Choir (PICC)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Pegasus Opera Company
£10,000	06/04/2016	Pegasus Opera Company - Black History Heroes
Walcot Foundation - Pegasus Opera Singing Academy
£60,000	19/11/2013	Pegasus Opera Singing Academy

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-71

ANTOIN STRACHAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Brand Manager

LASCELLES HAUGHTON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Headmaster

MARGARETTA SCARLETT Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Social Work Consultant, Other trusteeship: HAPPY NURSERY DAYS (TULSE HILL) LIMITED,

NATALYA BEST-FORBES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Inclusive Talent Programmes Manager

NICHOLAS BOYD-VAUGHAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Head Of Communications

RICHARD JOHN BARNARD SLACK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

SARAH SAWYERR Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Assistant Head Teacher

TIMOTHY COOK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Fundraising

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/1996, number: 1052704
Registered at Companies House on 19/12/1996, number: 03294827

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 100 days late, AR14: 48 days late, AR13: 121 days late, AR08: 39 days late, AR07: 123 days late, AR06: 490 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Pegasus Opera Company
Bon Marche Business Centre
Ferndale Road
Brixton
London
SW9 8BJ

Objectives

The advancement of the arts, education and community development, for the public benefit, in particular, but not exclusively, by: (a) the promotion of multicultural opera and musical drama; (b) the provision of performance opportunities to artists of diverse backgrounds; (c) the promotion of artists of African and Asian heritage in the UK to opera and musical drama producers; (d) the promotion of opera and music to young people in underserved communities; and (e) the promotion of opera and musical education to members of culturally diverse communities of all ages.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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