Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

OPERA HOLLAND PARK 

promote improve and advance the education and appreciation of the general public in the Arts and in particular opera.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 21 years

www.operahollandpark.com

info@operahollandpark.com

02038466212

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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
30/09/22£4,012£4,309£-297£203£1,719£1,6824.71750
30/09/21£3,153£3,384£-231£91£2,016£1,7516.22140
30/09/20£1,583£1,927£-344£342£2,247£2,16113.5210
30/09/19£3,393£4,334£-941£421£2,591£2,5677.12360
30/09/18£3,530£4,198£-668£253£3,532£3,53210.12860
30/09/17*£4,250£3,878£372£139£4,200£4,19013310
30/09/16£7,575£4,141£3,434£165£3,825£3,73910.8240
30/09/15?*£483£167£316£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£521£718£-196£194£66£-126-2.130
31/12/13£567£614£-47£209£262£711.430
31/12/12£570£622£-52£162£309£781.530
31/12/11£510£452£58£152£361£1754.630
31/12/10£408£396£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£322£302£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£351£391£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£238£280£-41£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06?£224£156£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£76£56£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£33£34£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.7%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 50 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Foyle Foundation£80,000
CHK Foundation£60,000
Department for Work and Pensions£15,599
The Grocers' Charity£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000 28/04/2023
to purchase essential instruments and equipment
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Opera Holland Park
£2,000 28/04/2023
to support workshops in schools which will enhance learning and understanding of music generally and opera based on the well-known fairy tale Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£20,000 02/12/2022
to support specified work
Department for Work and Pensions - CLEASBY ENGINE SERVICES LIMMITED
£10,647 01/04/2022
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£20,000 04/11/2021
to support specified work
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£50,000 28/04/2021
towards adaptations and minor works to the seating and stage to allow audiences and performers to social distance during the Summer 2021 Season (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Department for Work and Pensions - CLEASBY ENGINE SERVICES
£4,952 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£20,000 27/10/2020
to support specified work
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-84
  • SHANMAE TEO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chief Financial Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/02/2003, number: 1096273
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/08/2002, number: 04515375
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 0 days late, AR15: 87 days late,
Main office

37 PEMBROKE ROAD
LONDON
W8 6PW

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR IN OPERA.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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