01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 January 1978
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01332955
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £1,150,720
- Latest expenditure
- £1,279,225
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO, 2 CHAPEL YARD, LONDON, SW18 4HZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.nationaloperastudio.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The National Opera Studio is engaged by the UK's leading Opera Companies and Arts Council England to provide individually designed, high quality professional training for singers and repetiteurs who have the potential to become the leading artists of their generation.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,150,720
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,279,225
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,359,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,324,631
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,075,674
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,112,842
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £916,803
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £929,162
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,207,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,370
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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,150,720
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,279,225
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,359,938
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,324,631
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,075,674
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,112,842
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £916,803
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £929,162
- 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
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £14,691
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,207,849
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,370
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £69,105
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- 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
- 0
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 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 789524
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 37332
- Income Charitable Activities
- 214104
- Income Investments
- 59760
- Income Other
- 50000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1150720
- Income Legacies
- 10346
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,087
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,186,138
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1279225
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 11855
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35767
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 380944
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80319
- Gain Loss Investment
- -8187
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,505
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2633565
- Assets Own Use
- 1495549
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1138016
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £493,103
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £93,154
- Assets Current Investment
- 65040
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,033,514
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 93154
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £222,113
- Funds Endowment
- 929527
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1983679
- Funds Restricted
- 120308
- Funds Total
- 3033514
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 961514
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 55954
- Income Charitable Activities
- 209461
- Income Investments
- 64470
- Income Other
- 68539
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1359938
- Income Legacies
- 126113
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £91,194
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,233,437
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1324631
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 10721
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 109847
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 454250
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 71542
- Gain Loss Investment
- 74586
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,419
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2588406
- Assets Own Use
- 1476468
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1111938
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £766,566
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £134,766
- Assets Current Investment
- 65015
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,220,206
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 134766
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £416,538
- Funds Endowment
- 997067
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2047169
- Funds Restricted
- 175970
- Funds Total
- 3220206
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 10 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 820926
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 36666
- Income Charitable Activities
- 190871
- Income Investments
- 27211
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1075674
- Income Legacies
- 31
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £93,211
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,019,631
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1112842
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 13096
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 69039
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 361351
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 80491
- Gain Loss Investment
- -22293
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £199,267
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2551711
- Assets Own Use
- 1546577
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1005134
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £769,507
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £142,366
- Assets Current Investment
- 317643
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,178,852
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 142366
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £172,576
- Funds Endowment
- 1005134
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2018583
- Funds Restricted
- 155135
- Funds Total
- 3178852
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 17 March 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1723721
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 53923
- Income Charitable Activities
- 159326
- Income Investments
- 1816
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1938786
- Income Legacies
- 20002
- Income Endowments
- 1021983
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £50,036
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £857,800
- Expenditure Other
- 21326
- Expenditure Total
- 929162
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19182
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 300838
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 84776
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £197,269
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2590302
- Assets Own Use
- 1568319
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1021983
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £754,846
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £106,835
- Assets Current Investment
- 200906
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,238,313
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 106835
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £344,952
- Funds Endowment
- 1021983
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2070784
- Funds Restricted
- 145546
- Funds Total
- 3238313
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1010041
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 41042
- Income Charitable Activities
- 156376
- Income Investments
- 390
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1207849
- Income Legacies
- 639
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,292
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £677,231
- Expenditure Other
- 23847
- Expenditure Total
- 746370
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 261170
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 65136
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £195,501
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1607473
- Assets Own Use
- 1607473
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £702,152
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £80,936
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,228,689
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80936
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £567,190
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2113364
- Funds Restricted
- 115325
- Funds Total
- 2228689
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cardiff
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leeds City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wandsworth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-05-04T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4025130
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1115903
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE CARNE TRUST
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1978-01-12T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2015-06-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1047552
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1047552
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE ROBERT VIVIAN MEMORIAL TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 7TH OCTOBER 1977 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 30 MARCH 1994 as amended on 23 Sep 2015 as amended on 21 Jun 2023 as amended on 21 Jun 2023 as amended on 21 Jun 2023
- Charitable Objects
- The Company is established to provide and carry on schools and training establishments for advancing education by providing instruction in, and resources for, the theory, practice, performance, production, presentation, direction, composition, and advancement of opera, music theatre, and the musical and theatrical arts in all their forms and to charge and receive fees therefor provided that all objects of the Company shall be of a charitable nature.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures