THE BENTLEY OPERATIC SOCIETY

Registered charity 513983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BENTLEY, THE BENTLEY AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

Production of operatic performances for the public both on stage and in concert form.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE OPERATIC ARTS, TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THE SAID ARTS

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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Latest income
£54k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the trust has healthy reserves sufficient to meet its objectives and is confident it will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The accumulated fund increased from £18,041 to £24,204 during the year, reflecting an excess of income over expenditure of £5,402.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£54k£49k
31/03/2024£44k£38k
31/03/2023£27k£28k
31/03/2022£5k£3k
31/03/2021£1k£861

Common questions

Is THE BENTLEY OPERATIC SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the trust has healthy reserves sufficient to meet its objectives and is confident it will continue to operate for the foreseeable future. The accumulated fund increased from £18,041 to £24,204 during the year, reflecting an excess of income over expenditure of £5,402. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.