OPRA CYMRU CYF

Charity number: 1188595
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

OPRA Cymru Cyf yw'r unig gwmni yn y byd sydd wedi cael ei sefydlu i berfformio opera yn y Gymraeg. Mae'r elusen yn seiliedig ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog, ac yn derbyn cefnogaeth cyson gan Cyngor Celfyddyda Cymru. OPRA Cymru Cyf is the world's only opera company established to perform opera in Welsh. The charity is based in Blaenau Ffestiniog, and receives regular support from the Arts Council of Wales.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £124,908
Total expenditure: £95,451

Total income includes £10,884 from 2 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

2 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 March 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06657485 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
IWAN MORGAN Chair 08 April 2015
CYMDEITHAS CERDD DANT CYMRU
Received: On time
Carys Angharad Davies Trustee 13 May 2025
None on record
Rosalind Clare Young Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Daniel Aguirre Evans Trustee 20 May 2024
None on record
Catrin Anne Alun Trustee 27 July 2020
None on record
Elen Morris Thomas Trustee 11 June 2019
None on record
CHRISTOPHER BENEDICT RIDLER Trustee 11 June 2019
DOLGELLAU AMATEUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY
Received: On time
ARDAL WEINIDOGAETH BRO CYMER MINISTRY AREA
Received: On time
BWRLWM CYF
Received: On time
Charles Patrick Young Trustee 28 July 2008
BWRLWM CYF
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £104.20k £180.38k £168.78k £124.91k
Total expenditure £65.41k £89.58k £246.11k £95.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £72.13k £156.76k £92.76k £10.88k

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 2024 22 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 22 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 22 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 22 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 08 June 2023 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 08 June 2023 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 10 May 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 10 May 2022 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 NOV 2019

Charitable objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN WALES IN THE OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE FOR THE SAID ARTS, THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF OPERA IN THE WELSH LANGUAGE.

Contact information

Address:
Llech Ronw
Cwm Cynfal
Ffestiniog
BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
LL41 4PY
Phone:
01766762762
Email:
swyddfa@opra.cymru
Website:

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