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BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA

Registered charity 1080541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity advances education for the public benefit by performing opera and other music at a high standard, concentrating on rare 18th-century repertory sung in English. Supporting the early development of outstanding young professional performers, the charity aims at an accessible and relaxed ethos with affordable ticket prices. It works beyond its area of operation when appropriate.

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Latest income
£170k
Latest spending
£141k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £169,539 against expenditure of £140,955, resulting in a net movement in funds of £28,584. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £92,926, which the Trustees believe are sufficient, noting a specific contingency reserve of £20,000. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Jeremy Gray received £5,000 for services as Stage Director and Producer.
“The other Trustees decided that it was appropriate to pay Jeremy Gray, one of the Trustees, as Stage Director and Producer for the major and minor productions planned for the season, and a fee was set at £5,000.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Oxfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£170k£141k
29/02/2024£155k£153k
28/02/2023£132k£127k
28/02/2022£119k£126k
28/02/2021£61k£29k

Common questions

Is BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £169,539 against expenditure of £140,955, resulting in a net movement in funds of £28,584. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £92,926, which the Trustees believe are sufficient, noting a specific contingency reserve of £20,000. The filing confirms the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION, MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, THE MARCHUS TRUST, SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£16kChristmas Challenge
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£5k
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2025£5k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kArts
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2024£4kArts
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kArts
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATIONFY2022£4kArts
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£3k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kGrant paid or payable
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£700Single payment

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 PHILIP MARSDEN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST2£28k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST2£11k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION2£1k
AKO FOUNDATION1£750k
VERONICA AND LARS BANE FOUNDATION CIO1£499k
THE T. S. ELIOT FOUNDATION1£118k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£100k
THE BLANES TRUST1£70k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OXFORD OPERA TRUST CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BAMPTON CLASSICAL OPERA£170k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORD OPERA TRUST CIO FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH YOUTH OPERA FY2025£446k—0unclear—no doubt
OPERAGLASS WORKS LTD FY2025£53k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST FY2025£5.6m——below—no doubt
GRANGE PARK OPERA FY2025£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt

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