BAREFOOT OPERA

Registered charity 1167730 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education in and promote public appreciation of the art of opera for the public benefit

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Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£153k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Barefoot Opera reported a net surplus of £194 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing from £15,421 to £28,894. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £20,019 and restricted funds of £8,875, indicating stable financial resources relative to its activities.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£167k£153k
31/03/2024£70k£74k
31/03/2023£59k£56k
31/03/2022£155k£182k
31/03/2021£72k£51k

Common questions

Is BAREFOOT OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Barefoot Opera reported a net surplus of £194 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing from £15,421 to £28,894. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £20,019 and restricted funds of £8,875, indicating stable financial resources relative to its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BAREFOOT OPERA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BAREFOOT OPERA as a grant recipient include THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kCulture and Recreation

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government22/10/2021£25kCulture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support