CHELSEA OPERA GROUP TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 29 March 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £27,872
Latest expenditure: £29,196
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Linton House, 43 Bargate, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4QY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.chelseaoperagroup.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The primary object of the Chelsea Opera Group Trust is "the advancement of musical education in general and in particular by sponsoring managing and providing financial assistance for performances of operatic or other musical works..."The Trust makes grants to the Chelsea Opera group in furtherance of the primary object.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,196

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £30,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,426

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £27,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,607

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £28,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,624

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £17,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,332

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £27,872
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,196
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £30,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,426
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,607
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £28,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,624
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £17,895
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,332
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHELSEA OPERA GROUP TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-03-29T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEEDS DATED 2 APRIL AND 17 SEPTEMBER 1963
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL EDUCATION IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR BY SPONSORING, MANAGING AND PROVIDING FINANCIAL OR OTHER ASSISTANCE FOR PERFORMANCES OF OPERATIC AND OTHER MUSICAL WORKS AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE, ETON COLLEGE, WINCHESTER COLLEGE AND ELSEWHERE AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN SUCH PERFORMANCES FOR CONDUCTORS, SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS TO OBTAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 306328
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: C O G