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SOUTHGATE OPERA

Registered charity 1170169 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Society are: To advance, improve, develop and maintain public education in, and appreciation of, the art and science of music in all its aspects by any means the trustees see fit, including through the presentation of public concerts and recitals. Two fully staged productions plus concerts are presented in Potters Bar and Enfield..

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE:1. TO ADVANCE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS ASPECTS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC CONCERTS AND RECITALS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a profit of approximately £6,181 for the year, largely due to an insurance claim. Per the trustees' report, the society maintains historical reserves of around £40,000-£45,000 to ensure financial stability and mitigate risk, noting that individual productions can incur costs of up to £30,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: historical reserve level, in order to ensure financial stability and mitigate against risk (held: £43k)
“The Society has always maintained a historical reserve level, in order to ensure financial stability and mitigate against risk”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Enfield

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£55k£49k
31/07/2024£51k£50k
31/07/2023£46k£47k
31/07/2022£35k£41k
31/07/2021£6k£3k

Common questions

Is SOUTHGATE OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a profit of approximately £6,181 for the year, largely due to an insurance claim. Per the trustees' report, the society maintains historical reserves of around £40,000-£45,000 to ensure financial stability and mitigate risk, noting that individual productions can incur costs of up to £30,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.