01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 2 July 2001
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04119186
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £2,959,023
- Latest expenditure
- £3,339,987
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: NEW BANKS FEE, LONGBOROUGH, MORETON-IN-MARSH, GL56 0QF
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lfo.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote, maintain, improve and advance education of the public through support and encouragement of the art of music. To promote, maintain, improve and advance education of the local community by organising and conducting performances of opera and collaborating with local schools, music students to providing opportunities to attend workshops, rehearsals, performances
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,959,023
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,339,987
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,563,660
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,473,281
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,847,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,498,304
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,350,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,368,826
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 1 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,687,671
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,025,768
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,959,023
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,339,987
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,563,660
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,473,281
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,847,715
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,498,304
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 34
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,350,716
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,368,826
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,687,671
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,025,768
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,106
- 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
- 40
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1077539
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 201552
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1079421
- Income Investments
- 33042
- Income Other
- 567469
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2959023
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £104,191
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,235,796
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3339987
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 69049
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 720541
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40372
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £864,735
- Assets Total Fixed
- 142695
- Assets Own Use
- 142695
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,009,401
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £104,666
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,047,430
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 104666
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £396,989
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1007430
- Funds Restricted
- 40000
- Funds Total
- 1047430
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 30 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1143553
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 245296
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1545894
- Income Investments
- 13105
- Income Other
- 615812
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3563660
- Income Legacies
- 50000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,200
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,393,081
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3473281
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 45722
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 666523
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 20518
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,269,455
- Assets Total Fixed
- 108939
- Assets Own Use
- 108939
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,442,542
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £123,087
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,428,394
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 123087
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £772,032
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1378394
- Funds Restricted
- 50000
- Funds Total
- 1428394
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1123308
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 202521
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1069204
- Income Investments
- 2642
- Income Other
- 450040
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2847715
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £82,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,415,842
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2498304
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46410
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 513079
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5217
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,291,088
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34463
- Assets Own Use
- 34463
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,416,429
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £112,877
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,338,015
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 109877
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 3000
- Assets Cash
- £793,739
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1325551
- Funds Restricted
- 12464
- Funds Total
- 1338015
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1315708
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 161132
- Income Charitable Activities
- 873563
- Income Investments
- 313
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2350716
- Income Legacies
- 12835
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £72,388
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,296,438
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2368826
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 37732
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 430371
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4047
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £980,448
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7406
- Assets Own Use
- 7406
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,155,078
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £173,880
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £988,604
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 159405
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14475
- Assets Cash
- £627,418
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 987854
- Funds Restricted
- 750
- Funds Total
- 988604
- 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 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 1 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1069512
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 114057
- Income Charitable Activities
- 503921
- Income Investments
- 181
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1687671
- Income Legacies
- 109000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £59,054
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,966,714
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2025768
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13092
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 502599
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9654
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,001,548
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5166
- Assets Own Use
- 5166
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,125,906
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,358
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,006,714
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 109670
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 14688
- Assets Cash
- £900,698
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1006714
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1006714
- Count Employees
- 7
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LONGBOROUGH FESTIVAL OPERA
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2001-07-02T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- LONGBOROUGH FESTIVAL OPERA
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-08-25T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5046182
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1156439
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE SIR MICHAEL MCWILLIAM FOUNDATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 DECEMBER 2000
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED (THE OBJECTS) ARE SUCH OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING):-1) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ART OF MUSIC (INCLUDING OPERA, CHAMBER MUSIC, SINGING AND ALL FORMS CONSTITUTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF MUSIC) BY PROVIDING, PRESENTING, PRODUCING, ORGANISING, MANAGING AND CONDUCTING PERFORMANCES OF OPERA, MUSIC RECITALS AND CONCERTS OF CULTURAL VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE PROMOTION, ENCOURAGEMENT AND APPRECIATION OF OPERA; AND2) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY (IN PARTICULAR PROFESSIONAL MUSIC STUDENTS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS) BY THE ORGANISING, MANAGING AND CONDUCTING OF PERFORMANCES OF OPERA IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, BY PROVIDING MASTER CLASSES IN SINGING FOR PROFESSIONAL MUSIC STUDENTS AND LOCAL SCHOOL PUPILS AND PROVIDING WORK EXPERIENCE FOR THESE STUDENTS AND PUPILS RELATING TO THE ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL PERFORMANCES TOGETHER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO ATTEND REHEARSAL SESSIONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- WORLDWIDE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures