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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

BRITISH YOUTH OPERA

A year round programme of workshops, masterclasses and an extended rehearsal period leading to fully staged productions at a London theatre. This programme is designed to give emerging singers, musicians and technical trainees at the start of their careers the opportunity to work in a nurturing environment with a fully professional team.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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£262£388£-126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£509£430£80£105£255£2557.130
31/12/21£244£472£-228n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£189£271£-83n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£292£768£-476n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£295£619£-324n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£1,753£577£1,177£82£1,111£1,11123.150
31/12/16*£390£398£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£420£434£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£320£365£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£389£463£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£476£466£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£421£412£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£424£390£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£364£402£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£478£462£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£375£378£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£382£381£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£337£326£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£323£298£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 36 years

www.byo.org.uk

info@byo.org.uk

020 3488 4498

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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£43,405
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
The Foyle Foundation£17,000
Fenton Arts Trust£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£17,000 07/02/2023
towards BYO Base, a new digital platform to open access to opera for all
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 04/04/2022
British Youth Opera - making opera for all
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to British Youth Opera
£2,500 11/03/2021
Supporting two weekend masterclasses with BYO; aiming to make opera for everyone, not just those who can afford it.
DCMS - British Youth Opera
£43,405 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-80
  • CLAIRE BARNETT-JONES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Opera Singer
  • HOLIDAY DONALDSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Producer
  • JOHN SUNNUCKS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Communications Director
  • JAMES MCNAUGHT-DAVIS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Financier
  • JENNIFER SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director
  • JOHN RICHARDS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Executive
  • JOHN ROTHENBERG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
  • JULIA BURBACH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Stage Director
  • RICHARD BROOMAN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • RICHARD GREENHALGH (Chair) Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON SPENCE Appointed: 2024
  • TESSA MARCHINGTON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Business Woman
  • VIVEK HARIA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Tax Advisor
  • DR TOBY YOUNG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Composer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 13/12/1988, number: 327927
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/11/1988, number: 02322037
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 110 days late, AR06: 33 days late,
Main office

London Coliseum
St. Martin's Lane
London
LONDON
WC2N 4ES

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION THROUGH MUSIC AND DRAMA, AND SPECIFICALLY THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA.THE COMPANY MAY (A) PROVIDE INSTRUCTION, COACHING, ADVICE AND OTHER TRAINING OF SINGERS, INSTRUMENTALISTS, CONDUCTORS, DIRECTORS, PRODUCTION STAFF, AND OTHERS;(B) OFFER OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN REHEARSAL, PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION; AND (C) PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SUCH REHEARSAL, PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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