01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 July 1965
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00358266
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £43,432,000
- Latest expenditure
- £43,218,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LTD, THE OPERA HOUSE, NEW ROAD, RINGMER, LEWES, BN8 5UU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.glyndebourne.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To present opera of the highest international quality in all respects, to remain financially independent, to balance old and new repertory and explore ways of developing the art form, to make our work accessible to a wide audience through Glyndebourne on Tour and by our Education programme and to provide a stimulating and inspirational environment for artists, staff and audiences.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £43,432,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £43,218,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £41,942,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,931,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £33,807,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,235,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £33,157,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,993,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £27,536,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,990,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £43,432,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £43,218,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £813,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 7
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £41,942,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £38,931,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 8
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £33,807,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £33,235,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £800,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £33,157,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,993,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,679,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £27,536,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,990,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,804,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 1 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11118000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1571000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 26410000
- Income Investments
- 613000
- Income Other
- 3720000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 43432000
- Income Legacies
- 1764000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,263,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £41,095,000
- Expenditure Other
- 860000
- Expenditure Total
- 43218000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 191000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 75000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8279000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2090000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2202000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £22,476,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 92131000
- Assets Own Use
- 41600000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 50531000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,061,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £7,419,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £95,773,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7307000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 112000
- Assets Cash
- £5,293,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1011000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 84289000
- Funds Restricted
- 10473000
- Funds Total
- 95773000
- Count Employees
- 395
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9842000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1421000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 25800000
- Income Investments
- 705000
- Income Other
- 4174000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 41942000
- Income Legacies
- 1162000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,151,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £36,883,000
- Expenditure Other
- 897000
- Expenditure Total
- 38931000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 233000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 57000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7596000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1697000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 5196000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £23,408,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 88304000
- Assets Own Use
- 40610000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 47694000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £13,281,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,228,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £93,357,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8062000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 166000
- Assets Cash
- £7,706,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1022000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 81405000
- Funds Restricted
- 10930000
- Funds Total
- 93357000
- Count Employees
- 377
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 9816000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1352000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 22272000
- Income Investments
- 367000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 33807000
- Income Legacies
- 569000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,084,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £31,414,000
- Expenditure Other
- 737000
- Expenditure Total
- 33235000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 198000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 73000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7025000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1592000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1639000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £56,388,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 80411000
- Assets Own Use
- 37719000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 42692000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £8,099,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,752,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £81,758,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6510000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 242000
- Assets Cash
- £6,022,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1018000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 70781000
- Funds Restricted
- 9959000
- Funds Total
- 81758000
- Count Employees
- 343
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 19 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11214000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1092000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 20678000
- Income Investments
- 173000
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 33157000
- Income Legacies
- 536000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £976,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £30,166,000
- Expenditure Other
- 851000
- Expenditure Total
- 31993000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 194000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6068000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1406000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1501000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £69,044,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 76324000
- Assets Own Use
- 35079000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 41245000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £14,058,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £10,538,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £79,844,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 7738000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2800000
- Assets Cash
- £9,278,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1024000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 69044000
- Funds Restricted
- 9776000
- Funds Total
- 79844000
- Count Employees
- 315
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12270000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 922000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11869000
- Income Investments
- 131000
- Income Other
- 2344000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 27536000
- Income Legacies
- 1016000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £991,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £23,263,000
- Expenditure Other
- 736000
- Expenditure Total
- 24990000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 182000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 131000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5026000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1277000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4064000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £65,700,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 76043000
- Assets Own Use
- 33364000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 42679000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £11,781,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £12,357,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £75,467,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8499000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3858000
- Assets Cash
- £9,942,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1118000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 63963000
- Funds Restricted
- 10386000
- Funds Total
- 75467000
- Count Employees
- 287
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 6
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-12-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 269087
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 269087
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE PAT AND CHARLES SONABEND CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2018-08-06T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 252451
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 252451
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BIRD CHARITABLE TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 5
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-01-06T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1038536
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1038536
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE JOANINHA TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1965-07-28T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-07-12T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 208743
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 208743
- Assoc Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE ARTS TRUST
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 4
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2019-03-19T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 268105
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 268105
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE ROBERT BLAY TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 DECEMBER 1939 AS AMENDED ON 15 JUNE 1959, 26 FEBRUARY 1997, 30 JUNE 1998 AND 2 FEBRUARY 2001 as amended on 27 Jun 2019
- Charitable Objects
- PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION AND THE CULTIVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC TASTE IN MUSIC, OPERA OR THE OTHER ARTS AND THE DOING OF ALL SUCH OTHER THINGS AS ARE INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 250777
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GLYNDEBOURNE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures