OSCR Scottish charity profile

Fife Opera

ActiveCharity number SC013948
Registered30 April 1979
Main locationFife
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC013948
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
ML12 6RS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To produce and perform opera and operatic works of high quality. To educate and nurture singers, particularly young people, and other musicians to perform such works and develop their talents. To educate the public and augment the knowledge and appreciation of opera as an art form amongst audiences in Fife.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The study and practice of operatic works in order to foster public knowledge and appreciation of such music by means of public performance.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£24,228£30,152013 September 2025
31 December 2023£15,744£31,843029 September 2024
31 December 2022£7,569£18,544030 September 2023
31 December 2021£23,335£5,522018 September 2022
31 December 2020£1,962£3,278030 September 2021

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Townfoot Cottage, Roberton, Biggar, South Lanarkshire
Website supplied to OSCR
fifeopera.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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