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FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED

Registered charity 1079878 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To educate the general public in the dramatic and operatic arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in opera particularly through assisting Diva Opera and to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the trustees shall from time to time determine.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£255k
Latest spending
£255k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £37,759 at the end of the financial year, with a net income of £873. The trustees note that the charity does not have a general policy of building up or holding significant reserves long term, holding funds primarily as a float for Diva Opera. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Lord Laidlaw
“The Charity's main individual source of income was Lord Laidlaw.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Ealing

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£255k£255k
31/12/2024£275k£282k
31/12/2023£260k£268k
31/12/2022£187k£195k
31/12/2021£151k£160k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £37,759 at the end of the financial year, with a net income of £873. The trustees note that the charity does not have a general policy of building up or holding significant reserves long term, holding funds primarily as a float for Diva Opera. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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 FOUNDATION3£5k
Laidlaw Opera Trust2£235k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST2£140k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION2£18k
OPERA NORTH FUTURE FUND1£816k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION1£600k
THE BAND TRUST1£498k
The Keith Howard Foundation1£307k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED£255k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MERRY OPERA COMPANY FY2025£178k—0unclear—no doubt
OPERA PRELUDE FY2025£143k—0above—no doubt
OPERA HOLLAND PARK FY2025£5.7m£120,001 - £130,0003below—no doubt
OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2025£137k—0unclear—noted
IN GOOD COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£163k—0above—no doubt

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