OPERA AUSTRALIA CAPITAL FUND UK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 6 January 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05653043
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £22,555
Latest expenditure: £4,067
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 130A HIGH STREET, CREDITON, DEVON, EX17 3LQ

02 Activities

What the charity does

General charitable objects and in particular to promote the education of the public in the arts of opera, music and dance by making grants to or for the benefit of The Opera Australia Capital Fund or to Opera Australia.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,067

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: 17 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,573

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: 17 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £803

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: 16 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,838

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £446

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £22,555
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,067
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £39,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,573
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 April 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,728
Total Gross Expenditure: £803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,950
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,838
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £20,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £446
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: OPERA AUSTRALIA CAPITAL FUND UK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-01-06T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 DECEMBER 2005.
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE SUCH GENERAL CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE AT LAW AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING WORDS) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF OPERA, MUSIC AND DANCE BY MAKING GRANTS TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OPERA AUSTRALIA CAPITAL FUND, A CHARITABLE TRUST ESTABLISHED IN AUSTRALIA AND HAVING AN ENDORSEMENT UNDER SUB-DIVISION 50-B OF THE AUSTRALIAN INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT ACT 1997 (CTH) ("ITA") AS AN INCOME TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE ENTITY AND ENDORSEMENT AS A DEDUCTIBLE GIFT RECIPIENT UNDER SUB-DIVISION 30-BA OF THE ITA, OR TO OPERA AUSTRALIA, A NON-PROFIT AUSTRALIAN INCORPORATED COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE ALSO HAVING AN ENDORSEMENT UNDER SUB-DIVISION 50-B OF THE ITA AS AS INCOME TAX EXEMPT CHARITABLE ENTITY AND ENDORSEMENT AS A DEDUCTIBLE GIFT RECIPIENT UNDER SUB-DIVISION 30-BA OF THE ITA.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures