WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA UK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1189184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of and the education of members of the public , in the art of Opera (and other performing arts) and in particular by the contribution to the cost of opera (and other productions and concerts) performed under the auspices of 'Wexford Festival Opera'

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF, AND THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, IN THE ART OF OPERA (AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS) AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COST OF OPERATIC (AND OTHER) PRODUCTIONS (AND CONCERTS) PERFORMED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF WEXFORD FESTIVAL OPERA; TO INCLUDE CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF ARTISTS, PERFORMERS, STAGE CREW AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF OPERA AND THE PERFORMING 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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £13,628 for the year, increasing its unrestricted funds to £32,095. The trustees confirm the charity meets its day-to-day working capital requirements and has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (28/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dame Fiona Woolfchair
• Christopher Voss · trustee of 1 other charity
• Clara Hamer
• John Fingleton
• Leslie MacLoed Mille
• Mary Mullin
• Michael Holley
• Patrick Noel Butler · trustee of 1 other charity
• Patrick O'Sullivan
• Paul Cleary
• Terry Neill

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

Operates in: Ireland

Income and spending

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