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GRANGE PARK OPERA

Registered charity 1068046 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to advance education through the promotion, support and encouragement of the art of music and drama and in particular the promotion of opera.

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Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£4.2m
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income after tax of £476,433 and unrestricted reserves of £3,821,436. The trustees consider the charity to be on a sound financial footing with positive cash reserves, aiming to hold a general fund balance of circa £1,500,000 as a precaution against economic volatility.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: circa £1,500,000 (held: £3.8m)
“The Trustees estimate the core running costs of the Company to continue as a going concern would be circa £400,000. However given the risks associated with putting on an opera season, the Trustees consider that an additional buffer of at least £1,000,000 is required to protect against general economic volatility and the potential impact on ticket sales and costs. As a precaution, the Trustees therefore aim to hold a balance on the general fund of circa £1,500,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: GPO Productions Limited
“The following is a subsidiary undertaking of the Company: Name GPO Productions Limited”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£4.2m
Cost of raising funds
£53k
Reserves (reported)
£3.8m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£4.0m£4.2m
31/08/2024£4.4m£4.0m
31/08/2023£4.0m£3.6m
31/08/2022£3.9m£4.2m
31/08/2021£3.4m£3.8m

Common questions

Is GRANGE PARK OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net income after tax of £476,433 and unrestricted reserves of £3,821,436. The trustees consider the charity to be on a sound financial footing with positive cash reserves, aiming to hold a general fund balance of circa £1,500,000 as a precaution against economic volatility. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Who funds GRANGE PARK OPERA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GRANGE PARK OPERA as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION, H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST, The Ethos Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£100kSupport the development of the dressing rooms and the Tree Top Studio at the Opera House in West Horsley.
THE CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATIONFY2022£60kArts, heritage and education
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£37k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£27kCulture and arts
The Ethos FoundationFY2023£26kOther smaller grants
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£22k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ALLEN TRUSTFY2022£8k
THE ALLEN TRUSTFY2024£6k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2023£5kDonation
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
The Ethos FoundationFY2022£5kMiscellaneous smaller grant.
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
The Ethos FoundationFY2024£5kSmaller grant
THE ALLEN TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE VERNON ELLIS FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2kCulture and arts
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2024£2k
THE PELL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN VOLUNTARY ACTIONFY2022£1kDonation
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£375

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION4£6k
Laidlaw Opera Trust3£693k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION3£43k
THE BAND TRUST2£523k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION2£245k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST2£140k
CHK Foundation2£130k
THE ARNOLD BURTON 1998 CHARITABLE TRUST2£80k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPERA HOLLAND PARK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRANGE PARK OPERA£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
OPERA HOLLAND PARK FY2025£5.7m£120,001 - £130,0003below—no doubt
THE GRANGE FESTIVAL FY2025£4.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED FY2025£9.9m——below—no doubt
THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
OPERA PRELUDE FY2025£143k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.