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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 · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£485k
Latest spending
£80k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,062 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £14,221 at year-end, up from £2,159 at the start of the period. The charity reports no stated reserves policy target and no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Remittances to Cape Town Opera (connected charity)
“In the years since our registration as a charity (2018 to 2024) the UK Trust has remitted £246,758 to Cape Town Opera from donations we have raised.” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trustees

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?

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £12,062 for the year ended 31st December 2024, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Free/unrestricted reserves increased to £14,221 at year-end, up from £2,159 at the start of the period. The charity reports no stated reserves policy target and no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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.

FunderYearAmount
THE JAMES & SHIRLEY SHERWOOD FOUNDATIONFY2025£20k

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 THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST2£1.0m
THE BAND TRUST2£775k
THE HEADLEY TRUST2£50k
CHK Foundation2£20k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£14.9m
THE MOHN WESTLAKE FOUNDATION1£5.8m
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£5.0m
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE ENDOWMENT FUND 20001£2.3m

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