FRIENDS OF OPERA NORTH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 31 May 1978
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £68,485
Latest expenditure: £60,654
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Howard Opera Centre, 8 Harrison Street, LEEDS, LEEDS, LS1 6PA

02 Activities

What the charity does

Financial assistance towards the running costs of Opera North, by organising opera talks, concerts and recitals and by publicising opera events in the region.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £68,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,654

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £56,310
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,536

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £53,810
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,532

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £89,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,374

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £78,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,802

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £68,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,654
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 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £56,310
Total Gross Expenditure: £51,536
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 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £53,810
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,532
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 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £89,382
Total Gross Expenditure: £145,374
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £78,632
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,802
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF OPERA NORTH
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-07-09T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 326418
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 326418
Assoc Charity Name: G C ARMITAGE CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF OPERA NORTH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1978-05-31T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 MAY 1978 AS AMENDED 9 MARCH 1981
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, FOSTER AND ADVANCE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND AND PARTICULARLY IN YORKSHIRE AND HUMBERSIDE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF OPERA CHORAL WORKS IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS AND RELATED ORCHESTRAL WORKS AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURAL SOCIETIES RELATING TO THE PRACTICE, PRESENTATION AND STUDY OF OPERA IN ORDER TO PROMOTE BETTER AND MORE WIDESPREAD PERFORMANCES OF OPERA, CHORAL AND ORCHESTERAL WORKS.
Area Of Benefit: YORKSHIRE EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 60690
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE FRIENDS OF ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA NORTH

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests