PIMLICO OPERA

Registered charity 1003836 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pimlico aims to use music and drama to advance personal development, particularly with younger people. Artistic excellence is an essential part of achieving thisA different production is staged in an English prison periodically and a project started in 2013 in schools using music and theatre to expand the outlook and enrich the lives of schoolchildren who have little exposure to songs and music

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £278,344 are above the trustees' stated minimum policy level of approximately £300,000 when combined with restricted funds held for programme delivery. The charity reports a net income before taxation of £154,012 and holds total consolidated funds of £586,085, indicating sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• George Meagherchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Andrew John Uttley
• Heike Christa Helene Munro
• Jeremy Farr
• John Griffith Derrick
• Lady Isabella Mary Alexandra Murray
• Natalya Zeman · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rebecca Anderson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham · Essex · Hampshire · Kent · Manchester City · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · Surrey

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PIMLICO MUSICAL FOUNDATION.

• PIMLICO MUSICAL FOUNDATION income £265k
• PIONEER THEATRES LIMITED income £4.3m
• SOUTH LONDON THEATRE CENTRE LIMITED income £183k
• THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY income £178k
• KINGS PLACE MUSIC FOUNDATION income £4.8m
• OPERA PRELUDE income £143k

Side by side with its peers

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