INTO OPERA — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 2 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £79,774
Latest expenditure: £48,690
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 23 CARNOUSTIE, NORWICH, NR4 6AY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.into-opera.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education in, and to promote and increase the enjoyment and appreciation of, opera and thearts (including music, drama, dance, design, film, the written word) for public benefit. Through so doing,the CIO aims to improve the accessibility of opera as an art form, nationally and internationally, seeking toget more people into opera as audience members and/or participants.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £79,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,690

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,394
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,406

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £250,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,249

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: 25 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £205,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,254

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: 27 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £48,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,549

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £79,774
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,690
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £85,394
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,406
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £250,326
Total Gross Expenditure: £370,249
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 25 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £205,486
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,254
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: 27 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £48,373
Total Gross Expenditure: £53,549
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £2,862
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTO OPERA
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-07-01T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 283855
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 283855
Assoc Charity Name: OPERA DA CAMERA

Charity Name: INTO OPERA
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 May 2019
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, AND TO PROMOTE AND INCREASE THE ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF, OPERA AND THE ARTS (INCLUDING MUSIC, DRAMA, DANCE, DESIGN, FILM, THE WRITTEN WORD) FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT. THROUGH SO DOING, THE CIO AIMS TO IMPROVE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF OPERA AS AN ART FORM, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, SEEKING TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO OPERA AS AUDIENCE MEMBERS AND/OR PARTICIPANTS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures