Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

DORSET OPERA 

Providing an opportunity for young people to experience the demands and joys of participating in the choral or technical theatre aspects of opera production, through a residential summer school, alongside highly experienced professional soloist/tutors, production staff and orchestra, culminating typically in six public opera performances and a gala concert.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Established: 20 years

www.dorsetopera.com

info@dorsetopera.com

01258840000

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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£652£622£30£10£265£2514.8056
30/09/21£437£467£-30n/an/an/an/an/a48
30/09/20£147£112£36n/an/an/an/an/a16
30/09/19£603£522£81£11£191£1784.10100
30/09/18*£519£487£33£12£110£972.40100
30/09/17£429£418£11£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16*£413£407£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15£413£407£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14£456£450£6£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13?£360£331£29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£285£271£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£257£267£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£220£214£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£191£191£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£195£180£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£178£183£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£135£132£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£120£121£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 56 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Dorset,

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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 28/05/2019
Developing audiences and emerging young professionals in Opera in Dorset and beyond.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2004, number: 1105318
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/07/2004, number: 05170704
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR18: 25 days late, AR16: 27 days late,
Main office

Dorset Opera
Cheselbourne
Dorchester
Dorset
DT2 7NP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, IN OPERA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:· ORGANISING SUMMER SCHOOLS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF ASPIRING SINGERS, MUSICIANS AND PRODUCTION AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL BASED IN DORSET AND FURTHER AFIELD; AND · PRESENTING HIGH QUALITY OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS INVOLVING, WHERE POSSIBLE, SIGNIFICANT ROLES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHORISTERS

Defined Area of Benefit:

DORSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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