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ENGLISH TOURING OPERA LIMITED

Registered charity 279354 · organisation 279354

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
12 February 1980
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
01458501
Financial period
1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income
£3,656,403
Latest expenditure
£3,626,900
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, SHEFFIELD, S1 2BX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

English Touring Opera is one of the leading opera companies in the U.K. ETO is dedicated to producing and bringing high quality opera to the widest possible audiences through touring across the UK, to offering a comprehensive programme of community events, and to developing a pioneering access programme that seeks to open opera to audiences of all ages through learning and participation.

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
13 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
13 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,656,403
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,626,900
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
28 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,794,885
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,254,126
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
23 April 2024
Date Accounts Received
23 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,587,258
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,876,338
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
22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received
22 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,967,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,527,849
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
10 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
10 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,554,436
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,302,676

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
13 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,656,403
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,626,900
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£2,139,053
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 90001 100000
1
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
28 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,794,885
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,254,126
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£2,175,478
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 90001 100000
1
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
23 April 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,587,258
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,876,338
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£1,864,170
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other 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
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
22 March 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,967,172
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,527,849
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
£1,883,292
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
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
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
10 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,554,436
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,302,676
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
£1,999,652
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
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
13 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2667682
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
301217
Income Investments
8541
Income Other
678963
Income Total Income And Endowments
3656403
Income Legacies
42713
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£334,196
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,292,704
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3626900
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
41800
Expenditure Support Costs
613506
Expenditure Depreciation
62705
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£600,000
Assets Total Fixed
57658
Assets Own Use
57658
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,735,962
Assets Total Liabilities
£199,384
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,594,236
Creditors One Year Total Current
199384
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£900,648
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1341095
Funds Restricted
253141
Funds Total
1594236
Count Employees
17
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
28 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2582282
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
473310
Income Investments
9676
Income Other
729617
Income Total Income And Endowments
3794885
Income Legacies
171086
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£259,153
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,994,973
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4254126
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
41719
Expenditure Support Costs
533504
Expenditure Depreciation
52071
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£600,000
Assets Total Fixed
67477
Assets Own Use
67477
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,643,179
Assets Total Liabilities
£145,923
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,564,733
Creditors One Year Total Current
145923
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£756,035
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1520509
Funds Restricted
44224
Funds Total
1564733
Count Employees
16
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
23 April 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
2294748
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
580542
Income Investments
3889
Income Other
708079
Income Total Income And Endowments
3587258
Income Legacies
3030
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£259,930
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,616,408
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3876338
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
13626
Expenditure Support Costs
524730
Expenditure Depreciation
28788
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£600,000
Assets Total Fixed
100569
Assets Own Use
100569
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,182,316
Assets Total Liabilities
£258,911
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,023,974
Creditors One Year Total Current
258911
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£774,529
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1948193
Funds Restricted
75781
Funds Total
2023974
Count Employees
15
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
22 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2281305
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
379051
Income Investments
255
Income Other
306561
Income Total Income And Endowments
2967172
Income Legacies
6000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£264,038
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,263,811
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3527849
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19747
Expenditure Support Costs
837794
Expenditure Depreciation
17503
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£500,000
Assets Total Fixed
119150
Assets Own Use
119150
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,501,878
Assets Total Liabilities
£350,928
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,270,100
Creditors One Year Total Current
350928
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,727,403
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2255088
Funds Restricted
15012
Funds Total
2270100
Count Employees
14
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
10 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2389222
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
9355
Income Investments
909
Income Other
154950
Income Total Income And Endowments
2554436
Income Legacies
16100
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£199,921
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,102,755
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1302676
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
451876
Expenditure Depreciation
33279
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£500,000
Assets Total Fixed
117953
Assets Own Use
117953
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,883,328
Assets Total Liabilities
£170,504
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,830,777
Creditors One Year Total Current
170504
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,658,990
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2816765
Funds Restricted
14012
Funds Total
2830777
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Scotland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
117
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Other Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
104
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Disability
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
116
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Recreation
Classification Code
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ENGLISH TOURING OPERA LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1980-02-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1ST NOVEMBER 1979, AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 9 JUNE 1992. AS AMENDED ON 26TH JUNE 1996 as amended on 14 Jun 2018
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
143564
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ETO
Charity Name Id
143578
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
OPERA 80 LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries