YORK OPERA

Registered charity 700279 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

York Opera stages two major productions each year and a number of small concerts and workshops mainly in York but also covering North and East Yorkshire in schools,churches, village halls etc.

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF OPERA BY THE PRESENTATION OF OPERA PERFORMANCES IN NORTH YORKSHIRE AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: NORTH YORKSHIRE

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 York Opera made a loss of £3,030.38 for the year, resulting in net assets of £24,910. The trustees report that the financial position remains satisfactory and that sufficient funds are held to manage uneven cash flows and unforeseen losses.

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 policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — York Opera (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alexandra-Grace Mather
• Dr David Charles Hartley
• HAMISH ARMOUR BROWN
• Hannah Elizabeth May Cahill
• Ian Thomson-smith
• Katherine Anne Cole
• MARGARET RUTH SOPER
• WENDY ANNE JACKSON

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

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