SWAP'RA (SUPPORTING WOMEN AND PARENTS IN OPERA)

Charity number: 1185454
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SWAP'RA AIMS TO BE A VOICE FOR WOMEN AND PARENTS IN OPERA THROUGH: (I) RESEARCH & ADVOCACY: WORKING WITH COMPANIES TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE; (II) OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING; (III) PROVIDING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES; (IV) CELEBRATING THE PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN AND PARENTS; (V) PROVIDING A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT NETWORK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 01 May 2024

Total income: £0
Total expenditure: £3,214

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 September 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SARAH HOLFORD Chair 12 June 2018
None on record
Mary Charlotte Steven Miller Trustee 01 January 2023
None on record
Professor Natasha Loges Trustee 27 July 2021
None on record
Catherine Carby Trustee 12 June 2018
None on record
Sarah Noble Trustee 12 June 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/05/2020 01/05/2021 01/05/2022 01/05/2023 01/05/2024
Total gross income £16.49k £2.78k £6.76k £20.59k £0
Total expenditure £926 £11.23k £9.50k £17.74k £3.21k
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 01 May 2024 28 February 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2024 28 February 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2023 28 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2023 28 February 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2022 01 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2022 01 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2021 23 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2021 23 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2020 15 February 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2020 15 February 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Sep 2019

Charitable objects

1) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE OPERA INDUSTRY, AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER OR PARENTHOOD IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN AND RAISING AWARENESS TO ISSUES OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. (B) PROMOTING A CULTURE IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE OPERA INDUSTRY. (C) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN OPERA AND MAKING THE CONCLUSIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. (D) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS TO FACILITATE THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER OR PARENTHOOD IN OPERA. (E) SUPPORTING WOMEN AND PARENTS WORKING IN OPERA INCLUDING BY WAY OF GRANTS, ADVICE, COUNSELLING, MENTORING OR OTHERWISE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT. 2) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
25 GREENWAYS
CHELMSFORD
CM1 4EF
Phone:
07722066564
Email:
info@swap-ra.org
Website:

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