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NEW CHAMBER OPERA

Registered charity 1095069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NCO

The object of New Chamber Opera is to provide high quality performances of works from the neglected chamber opera repertoire and the commission of new works.

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Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £857 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds totalling £5,125 at the balance sheet date. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is staffed by volunteers and has no specific powers of investment. They express confidence that sufficient funding will be available for the next 12 months to cover production costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income)
“Charitable activities General 40,908”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 94.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Raising funds 38,665” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to cover administration costs and funding for the next performance (held: £5k)
“The charity would hope to have sufficient reserves to cover administration costs and funding for the next performance.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£41k£42k
31/07/2024£49k£37k
31/07/2023£42k£28k
31/07/2022£31k£10k
31/07/2021£30k£23k

Common questions

Is NEW CHAMBER OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £857 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds totalling £5,125 at the balance sheet date. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is staffed by volunteers and has no specific powers of investment. They express confidence that sufficient funding will be available for the next 12 months to cover production costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.