Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 0

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

NEW SUSSEX OPERA

The objects of the charity are encourage, advance, develop and maintain public education in, appreciation of and involvement in operatic arts and the performing arts by promoting a series of public performances, exhibitions and other cultural events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
28/02/23	£74,820	£67,497	£7,323	50
28/02/22	£47,935	£60,532	£-12,597	20
28/02/21	£63,679	£48,264	£15,415	30

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

newsussxopera.org

mail@newsussexopera.org

01273471851

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Kensington And Chelsea, Kent, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Postlethwaite Music Foundation - Grant to New Sussex Opera
£1,000	14/09/2023	Support the cost of The Dragon of Wantley opera to tour in Sussex in 2024

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DAVID JAMES

FRANCES SARAH MORTIMER Appointed: 2018

RICHARD PULHAM Appointed: 2018

RUTH LOUGHTON (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2019, number: 1185087

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from NEW SUSSEX OPERA on 28/10/2021

Main office

5 De Warrenne Road
Lewes
BN7 1BP

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPEMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THE SAID ARTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE COUNTIES OF EAST AND WEST SUSSEX.

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