THE ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA TRUST

Charity number: 278379
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trust is for the advancement of education of the public in the art of opera and is devoted to raising funds and overseeing their application for the benefit of the English National Opera Company.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £4,802
Total expenditure: £25,922

People

4 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 August 1979: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Investment
  • Risk management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Barbara Ann Bannister Trustee 06 June 2023
None on record
Richard Buxton Trustee 23 September 2021
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Received: On time
ORANGE TREE THEATRE LTD
Received: On time
Catherine May Trustee 26 February 2021
None on record
MERVYN DONALD COUVE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £15.41k £47.72k £14.77k £9.30k £4.80k
Total expenditure £2.77k £29.70k £26.21k £36.63k £25.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2025 21 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2024 02 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2023 29 November 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 July 2022 21 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 21 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 03 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 Not required
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 31 JULY 1979, ORDER OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS DATED 13 DECEMBER 2004.

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF OPERA; AND IN PARTICULAR BY DEFRAYING THE COST OF OPERATIC PRODUCTIONS PERFORMED BY OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Nyman Libson Paul
124 Finchley Road
NW3 5JS
Phone:
02074276771
Email:
No information available
Website:

No information available