01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 19 February 1985
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01850467
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £823,886
- Latest expenditure
- £750,108
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 205 The Argent Centre, 60 Frederick Street, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3HS
Website recorded by the regulator: www.birminghamopera.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
With no opera house, all our work lives in the peoples and places of the city- a unique fusion of local volunteers and international artists delivering artistic, personal and social change.
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
- 30 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £823,886
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £750,108
- 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 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £870,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,317,398
- 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
- 30 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £839,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £693,460
- 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
- 28 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £641,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £446,851
- 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
- 29 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £709,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £768,717
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
- 30 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £823,886
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £750,108
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £598,272
- 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
- 126
- 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 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £870,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,317,398
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £614,057
- 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
- 109
- 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
- 30 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £839,555
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £693,460
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £543,003
- 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
- 98
- 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
- 28 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £641,653
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £446,851
- 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
- £518,003
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- 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
- 29 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £709,573
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £768,717
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £32,870
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 53
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
- 30 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 667486
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 156400
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 823886
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £29,484
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £691,728
- Expenditure Other
- 28896
- Expenditure Total
- 750108
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 479
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 10000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £558,631
- Assets Total Fixed
- 50681
- Assets Own Use
- 50681
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £582,454
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £39,654
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £593,481
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 39654
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £96,045
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 558631
- Funds Restricted
- 34850
- Funds Total
- 593481
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 716771
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 153517
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 870288
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,768
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,269,389
- Expenditure Other
- 19241
- Expenditure Total
- 1317398
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 479
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £274,046
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41160
- Assets Own Use
- 41160
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £906,444
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £637,608
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £309,996
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 637608
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £428,582
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 274046
- Funds Restricted
- 35950
- Funds Total
- 309996
- Count Employees
- 4
- 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
- 30 April 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 600296
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 239259
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 839555
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £25,870
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £653,823
- Expenditure Other
- 13767
- Expenditure Total
- 693460
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 479
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £726,106
- Assets Total Fixed
- 41639
- Assets Own Use
- 41639
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £758,346
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £42,879
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £757,106
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 42879
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £407,904
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 726106
- Funds Restricted
- 31000
- Funds Total
- 757106
- Count Employees
- 4
- 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
- 28 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 577526
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 64127
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 641653
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,256
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £417,430
- Expenditure Other
- 11165
- Expenditure Total
- 446851
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 280
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £571,031
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42119
- Assets Own Use
- 42119
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £617,156
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £48,264
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £611,011
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 48264
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £350,291
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 571031
- Funds Restricted
- 39980
- Funds Total
- 611011
- Count Employees
- 3
- 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
- 29 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 666866
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 42707
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 709573
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £18,035
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £738,808
- Expenditure Other
- 11874
- Expenditure Total
- 768717
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 315
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £389,929
- Assets Total Fixed
- 40000
- Assets Own Use
- 40000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £714,894
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £338,685
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £416,209
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 338685
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £635,172
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 389929
- Funds Restricted
- 26280
- Funds Total
- 416209
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Sandwell
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Poland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Italy
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Birmingham City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Walsall
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Solihull
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dudley
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Coventry City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Czech Republic
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wolverhampton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Spain
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BIRMINGHAM OPERA COMPANY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1985-02-19T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BIRMINGHAM OPERA COMPANY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2025-04-14T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (gi)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 4011724
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1107722
- Assoc Charity Name
- OPERAMUS
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1984 AND AMENDED 24TH JANUARY 1985 AND 29TH APRIL 1987 AND 1 OCTOBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 SEP 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 JUL 2012
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRODUCTION ARRANGEMENT, PROMOTION AND COMMISSIONING OF OPERA AND OTHER MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS AND TO FOSTER INTEREST IN SUCH OPERAS CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY SUCH MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMPANY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 75754
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TOURING OPERA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures