London Youth Opera

Registered charity 282644 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE W11 CHILDREN'S OPERA TRUST, W11 OPERA

Since 1971, London Youth Opera (operating under our previous name, W11 Opera) has introduced young people from all backgrounds and abilities to the transformative power of opera. We are the only opera company staging original commissions written exclusively for and performed exclusively by children in highly acclaimed professional productions.

Objects

ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PERSONS IN THE ART AND MUSIC AND PARTICULARLY BY STAGING PERFORMANCES OF OPERAS IN WHICH ALL OF THE CAST ARE CHILDREN AND FOR SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that London Youth Opera reported a surplus of £1,751.56 for the year ended 5 April 2025, compared to a surplus of £3,835.19 in the prior year. Total income was £118,205.66 against total expenses of £116,454.10. The trustees note a positive financial projection supported by recent fundraising campaigns and underwriting pledges.

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 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Anna Clara Anderssonchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anne-Marie Gilis
• Debbie Ann Joyce
• Dr Grace Barnes
• Dr Iseult Roche
• Ian Richard Taylor
• Xanthe Steen

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LONDON YOUTH THEATRE.

• LONDON YOUTH THEATRE income £101k
• BRITISH YOUTH OPERA income £446k
• ROSE OPERA income £27k
• THE EARLY OPERA COMPANY LIMITED income £67k
• DORSET OPERA income £884k
• THE MUSICAL YOUTH COMPANY OF OXFORD income £116k

Side by side with its peers

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