OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 1187711 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXOPS

The object of the CIO is to educate the public in the performing arts and to further the development of public appreciation and taste in the said arts

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE PERFORMING ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS.

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

£137k

Latest spending

£167k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a loss of £29,693, reducing its reserves from £100,995 to £71,303. The independent examiner notes that the society remains at financial risk, being 'a poor selling show or two away from financial difficulty' due to the high costs of large-scale productions. Despite this, the trustees report that the charity is 'well-placed' to continue operations with over £70,000 in cash reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Our primary sources of funds are ticket sales, membership fees, gift aid and patrons contributions.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: the cost of 50-100% of a production in reserve (held: £71k)

“The society aims to keep the cost of 50-100% of a production in reserve.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Without significant cash reserves the society remains a poor selling show or two away from financial difficulty. A tough year was seen financially with 2 large scale theatre shows, with a material (£30k) loss which reduces those reserves. As in prior years the committee will need to continue to monitor the cash reserves closely for the foreseeable future.”

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (25/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Antonio Rolandelli
Charlotte Coyne
Kim Edith Osmond
Laurence Cramp
Lola Chapman
MARILYN MOORE
Molly Grace

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£137k	£167k
31/07/2024	£215k	£216k
31/07/2023	£114k	£86k
31/07/2022	£137k	£152k
31/07/2021	£12k	£1k

Common questions

Is OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a loss of £29,693, reducing its reserves from £100,995 to £71,303. The independent examiner notes that the society remains at financial risk, being 'a poor selling show or two away from financial difficulty' due to the high costs of large-scale productions. Despite this, the trustees report that the charity is 'well-placed' to continue operations with over £70,000 in cash reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION	2	£47k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	2	£14k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	2	£8k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£850k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£80k
CHK Foundation	1	£60k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£50k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS.

OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS income £188k
OXFORD LIEDER income £710k
BLOC PRODUCTIONS income £658k
SUMMERTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY income £870k
THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY income £157k
OXFORD OPERA TRUST CIO income £104k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OXFORD OPERATIC SOCIETY	£137k	—	unclear	—	noted
OXFORD BACH SOLOISTS FY2025	£188k	—	above	—	no doubt
OXFORD LIEDER FY2025	£710k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BLOC PRODUCTIONS FY2025	£658k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SUMMERTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY FY2026	£870k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STOCK EXCHANGE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC SOCIETY FY2024	£157k	—	above	—	no doubt

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