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UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA

Registered charity 1175984 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UK FRIENDS OF CTO

The UK Friends of Cape Town Opera exists to raise funds, in accordance with its charitable objectives, for Cape Town Opera's youth development and education programme which provides opportunities for participation in opera in South Africa particularly among communities which are socially and economically disadvantaged. The UK Trust independently evaluates all support sent to Cape Town Opera

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Latest income
£485k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £405,446 (2024: deficit of £12,602). Total funds held at the end of the period increased significantly to £419,667 from £14,221 at the start. The primary expenditure was remittances to Cape Town Opera, with minimal bank charges recorded.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations received (100% of income)
“Donations received 485,447”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: South Africa · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£485k£80k
31/12/2024£59k£47k
31/12/2023£33k£42k
31/12/2022£22k£14k
31/12/2021£22k£20k

Common questions

Is UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year of £405,446 (2024: deficit of £12,602). Total funds held at the end of the period increased significantly to £419,667 from £14,221 at the start. The primary expenditure was remittances to Cape Town Opera, with minimal bank charges recorded.

Who funds UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA as a grant recipient include THE JAMES & SHIRLEY SHERWOOD FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JAMES & SHIRLEY SHERWOOD FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kNot specified in table

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 CLORE DUFFIELD FOUNDATION2£1.5m
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation2£508k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST2£185k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST2£99k
CHK Foundation2£95k
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£73k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST2£31k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION2£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
UK FRIENDS OF CAPE TOWN OPERA£485k—0unclear—no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY SA FOUNDATION UK FY2024£166k—0above—no doubt
YEOVIL AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024£107k—0above—no doubt
OPERA NORTH FUTURE FUND FY2025£121k—0above—no doubt
GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED FY2025£9.9m——below—no doubt

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