CUMBRIA OPERA GROUP

Registered charity 1183545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are:To promote the advancement of the art of opera for the public benefit through(1) The promotion and presentation of high-quality opera for the benefit of the local communities in Cumbria.(2) To educate young instrumentalists, singers, and actors based in or from Cumbria in the field of opera.

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Latest income

£86k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period financially sound with total funds of £1,891.55. The trustees consider a reserves level of £1,500 to be sufficient to cover ongoing costs and emergencies. The charity reports that its fundraising efforts are voluntary and cost nothing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Ticket Sales (31% of income)

“Ticket sales make up just over 30% of our income” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“all our fundraising efforts being voluntary and therefore costing nothing.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £1,500 (held: £2k)

“Therefore, the trustees consider a sufficient level of reserves as of 1 November 2025 to be £1,500.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Joe Davieschair
Catherine Elizabeth Parry
Dr Roger William Allen
Giles William Holden
Lucy Britton
Marcia Elaine Reid Fotheringham
Stuart Manger
Sula Ross Cotterell

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£86k	£94k
31/10/2024	£16k	£14k
31/10/2023	£56k	£64k
31/10/2022	£21k	£10k
31/10/2021	£25k	£33k

Common questions

Is CUMBRIA OPERA GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the period financially sound with total funds of £1,891.55. The trustees consider a reserves level of £1,500 to be sufficient to cover ongoing costs and emergencies. The charity reports that its fundraising efforts are voluntary and cost nothing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CUMBRIA OPERA GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CUMBRIA OPERA GROUP as a grant recipient include THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k	The Arts
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2024	£3k	Cumbria Opera Festival 2023
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	The Arts
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Audial Variations
THE MARCHUS TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k	The Arts
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	FY2025	£500