KENNET OPERA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 29 July 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026
Latest income: £8,370
Latest expenditure: £12,490
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Rosewood, High Street, Hermitage, THATCHAM, RG18 9RE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.kennetopera.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Kennet Opera is an amateur organisation operating in West Berkshire, which provides a vehicle for members of the local community, of all ages, to experience all aspects involved in the staging and performing of classical opera, whilst helping to develop & support aspiring professionals. We perform one staged opera per year in English with the aim of making opera accessible to a wider audience.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £8,370
Total Gross Expenditure: £12,490

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 12 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,342
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,634

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £9,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,841

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,342
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,682

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,248
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,115

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Berkshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: KENNET OPERA
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Re-registered
Date Of Event: 2011-07-14T00:00:00

Charity Name: KENNET OPERA
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Removed
Date Of Event: 2011-07-11T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate

Charity Name: KENNET OPERA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-07-29T00:00:00

Charity Name: KENNET OPERA
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-11-18T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 4014603
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1111518
Assoc Charity Name: LODDON VALLEY OPERA

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24 OCTOBER 2003 AS AMENDED 27 JUNE 2005. as amended on 14 May 2025
Charitable Objects: PROMOTING IMPROVING DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF CLASSICAL OPERA.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.