OPRA CYMRU CYF

Registered charity 1188595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

OPRA Cymru Cyf yw'r unig gwmni yn y byd sydd wedi cael ei sefydlu i berfformio opera yn y Gymraeg. Mae'r elusen yn seiliedig ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog, ac yn derbyn cefnogaeth cyson gan Cyngor Celfyddyda Cymru.OPRA Cymru Cyf is the world's only opera company established to perform opera in Welsh. The charity is based in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and receives regular support from the Arts Council of Wales.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WALES IN THE OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE FOR THE SAID ARTS, THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF OPERA IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE.

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
£15k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2020

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Policies the charity declares

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Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£15k£46k
31/07/2024£125k£95k
31/07/2023£169k£246k
31/07/2022£180k£90k
31/07/2021£104k£65k

Common questions

Who funds OPRA CYMRU CYF?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OPRA CYMRU CYF as a grant recipient include COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£9kTour of a new Welsh language opera for children and families
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£7kNew children’s and family opera commission by Gareth Glyn.