OPUS 48

Registered charity 1179938 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Public concerts, recitals, and public education in music

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO 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 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
£49k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased from £27,069 to £21,804, resulting in a deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves of £22,800 remain above the stated policy target of £15,000, and the trustees expect reserves to stay above this level in the coming year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: member subscriptions (42% of income)
“member subscriptions 20,216”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £15,000 (held: £23k)
“The trustees have a policy that incorporates a target level of reserves of £15,000 in normal operating conditions.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£49k£54k
31/08/2024£57k£45k
31/08/2023£48k£54k
31/08/2022£42k£37k
31/08/2021£11k£11k

Common questions

Is OPUS 48 financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased from £27,069 to £21,804, resulting in a deficit for the year. Per the trustees' report, cash reserves of £22,800 remain above the stated policy target of £15,000, and the trustees expect reserves to stay above this level in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.