OPERA BRAVA LIMITED

Registered charity 328417 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OPERA BRAVA

Present quality operatic performances, in EnglishMake opera accessible and affordable to allProvide creative opportunities that nurture new talentInspire a passion for opera in the young through education and participationCommission new works"To awaken a new generation to the meaning and joy of opera, by educating the young, enthralling the old and encouraging participation for all".

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Latest income

£155k

Latest spending

£152k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £3,080, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £18,016. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting the charity operates close to financial breakeven to pursue its objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: One trustee received £2,250 as an artist; two family members of a trustee received £4,660 as artists and for administrative support.

“During the year, one trustee received £2,250 as artist (2023 - £6,495) and two members of her family received a total of £4,660 as artists and providing administrative support (2023 - £16,117).” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (26/03/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

AMANDA POMORSKA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£155k	£152k
31/12/2023	£200k	£199k
31/12/2022	£181k	£181k
31/12/2021	£154k	£150k
31/12/2020	£113k	£42k

Common questions

Is OPERA BRAVA LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £3,080, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £18,016. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, noting the charity operates close to financial breakeven to pursue its objectives. Its FY2024 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 JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	4	£62k
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND	3	£16k
THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION	2	£1.1m
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	2	£240k
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£228k
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£175k
CHK Foundation	2	£110k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£98k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED.

FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED income £275k
OPERA RARA income £996k
OPERA NORTH LIMITED income £18.8m
OPERA HOLLAND PARK income £5.7m
OPERA CIRCUS LIMITED income £217k
GARSINGTON OPERA LIMITED income £9.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OPERA BRAVA LIMITED	£155k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF DIVA OPERA LIMITED FY2024	£275k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OPERA RARA FY2025	£996k	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
OPERA NORTH LIMITED FY2025	£18.8m	—	—	below	—	no doubt
OPERA HOLLAND PARK FY2025	£5.7m	£120,001 - £130,000	3	below	—	no doubt
OPERA CIRCUS LIMITED FY2025	£217k	—	0	below	—	noted

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