THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 1193337
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We assist past or present employees of the Royal Opera House, Birmingham Royal Ballet or their dependents who are in financial or other need. We can also provide support to other individuals employed by a company that gives performances of opera, ballet or music or any similar organisation to help relieve poverty or advance the education or health of people employed in the production of the above.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £155,370
Total expenditure: £467,826

People

9 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 February 2021: CIO registration
  • 20 December 2021: Funds received from 200002 THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUND
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Oliver Robert Julian Parr Chair 01 February 2021
None on record
Sabina Saima Khan Trustee 03 December 2025
None on record
Greg Jauncey Trustee 23 February 2022
None on record
ELEANOR ELIZABETH SEPANSKI Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
Nicola Jane Spencer Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
TESSA KING-FARLOW Trustee 01 February 2021
C R & T KING-FARLOW CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF VAUXHALL PARK
Received: On time
CHELSEA CHAMBER CHOIR
Received: On time
Sir Alexander Charles Beard Trustee 01 February 2021
HIGH HOUSE PRODUCTION PARK LIMITED
Received: On time
Neil Christopher Dolby Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record
ANDREW CHARLES KAUFMAN Trustee 01 February 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £7.47m £139.40k £155.37k
Total expenditure £710.24k £757.20k £467.83k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £2.11k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £82.46k N/A N/A
Income - Other £7.39m N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £2.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £710.24k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £4.92k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £331.05k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 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 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 07 December 2022 On time
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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 01 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY: (I)PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE (INCLUDING HELP WITH RE-TRAINING) TO ANY INDIVIDUAL IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES WHO IS OR HAS BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF ANY OF THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COMPANIES OR OF ANY OTHER CHARITY OR ORGANISATION WHICH GIVES PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF OPERA, BALLET OR MUSIC OR WHO IS THE SPOUSE,WIDOW, WIDOWER,PARTNER, CHILD, PARENT OR DEPENDANT OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL; (II)MAKING GRANTS TO ANY CHARITY OR ORGANISATION IF, IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES, SUCH GRANT WOULD PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OR HEALTH OF ARTISTSAND/OR OTHER PERSONS EMPLOYED IN WHATEVER CAPACITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF OPERA, BALLET OR MUSIC (OR THE SPOUSE, WIDOW, WIDOWER,PARTNER, CHILD, PARENT OR DEPENDANT OF ANY SUCH ARTISTS OR PERSONS); (III)MAKING GRANTS TO ANY CHARITY OR ORGANISATION INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF OPERA, BALLET OR MUSIC; OR (IV)DOING ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS TO PROMOTE THE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DECIDE.

Contact information

Address:
ROYAL OPERA HOUSE
COVENT GARDEN
LONDON
WC2E 9DD
Phone:
07485105797
Email:
ben.fund@roh.org.uk
Website:

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