Opera North Future Fund
Trustees, report and fmancial
statements
Charity registered number 1122499
31 March 2022

Opera Noi'lh biituic Fuiid
Trustees. report aiid fiIiaiKi31 sllllenients
31 March 2022
Contents
Legal aiid admiaJisti'ativ¢ ilifoi'mat￿On
Report of the TTllStees for the year ended 31 h4arclJ 2022
Staten)eiit of Trustees, JtsponsibilitlES rn respect of the Trustees, aiiiiual report aiid tbe fin&ticial slat￿nt￿t5
Iiidependent Examiiirrfs repoit to the Trustees of Opera Norilj Future fund
Statcinenl of financial activities
BAIAnce sheet
Cash flow stateinent
10
Reeonciliation of nei c*Jsh flow to movein¢iit in net debt
10
Notes

OpBI'& Noith Fuliii'e fuiid
'riu5tces' yeport al￿d fiii&ii¢idl stAlcIneiils
31 Marcli 2022
Legal and administrative informatio
T1.￿slee$
Sii. Andrew Lawsoii-Taii¢ird BT
MT Paiil Lee OBE DL MA LLM
Di. lichard Mahtle OBE DL
Mrs Reb¢¢ca Bletchcr
The Hon. Mrs DiaJ]a Dent
Chair
Vice Chwi.
Clerk to the Ti'ustees
MS Kiisty B￿11¢￿
Charity Number..
1122499
Prlnolpal Offjce
Howard Opera Celltre, 8 Harri50n Street, Leeds, LSI 6PA
Independent ExaN]iner
Ri¢hard Lewis FCCA, RSM UK Tax alld Accounting Limited, Chartered Accountants, Two Humb¢r Qu*ys.
Wellington Street West, Hull, HUI 2BN
Bankers
Coutls & Co, 440 Stiand, London, WC2R OQS
HSBC, 33 Parfi Row, Leeds, LSI ILD
SolicitOl'S
Wrigleys LLP, 19 Cooki'idge StreeL Leeds, LS2 3AG
IMvestmeTht ManAgetY & Brokers
Redm&yne Bentl¢y, 9 Bond Court, Leeds, LS12JZ

Opera North fuliii'e F'iiiid
Tiiislccs, ￿pDrt (71￿ rjn￿￿e1￿1 statcineiiis
31 March 2022
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2022
The 'l'iustees pi'esent their report and the fjiiancial statenients of the chaiily for the yeai. ettded 31 Mai'ch 2022. 'Fh¢
rinancial 5tateinents liave been piepwrd i&i accoiylance with the &ccounting poli¢i6s set out pages I l and 12 and
eomply witli the chaiily's triist deed, the ClJ8J'ilies Act 2011 Accoiittling and Repoiting by Chaiili¢s.' Statetneiil of
Rccomniended PKaclice applicable lo chai'ilies pr¢paring their accounts itt accoilance with the Financial Repoitsng
Stalldard appli¢able iji the UK aiid Republic of Ireland publislied oft 16 Jiily 2014 and as ainended OJ? l Jatjuary 2019.
Legal & adniinisliative iJ]form2tioii is set out on page 2.
struct￿1* GoveiitHnce And Management
I'he Opera North Future Fund is constituted uThder a ti'llst deed dated 20 Decemb¢Y 2007 and is a regiSte￿d charity,
numbey 1122499.
The Tiustees who have s¢ived during the year aTe set out on page 2. Mie Ch&iJman of Opera North Liinited (Paul Lee)
and th¢ Gcnei'al Direeloi. of Op¢ra North LI￿nited (lknchard J Maiiile) aiE Tiwstees ¢x-ofFIcio. All Trustees have the
same right5 and receive no bBn¢fits for iheir services.
Under the tetryns of the trust deed. the fil￿t Trustees shall appotEIt I￿t less thali two ￿dependent Trustees. 1'iustees are
entitled to I￿Ed O￿lee f()r a PEI'iod of fjve years fi'oTn the date of ilie Tiusl Deed. Futu￿ it)dcpcndent Triistees must be
appoit]ted for terms of office of three years by r¢s¢)lulioR of the Trustees. A retiring Trus¢ee who is coÉnpctcllt to t¢1
may be re-appointed at the end ofhisther t¢rm of otTice but is not eligible for reap￿jIntmSI1t if he/she has held office
for a cotjtiiiuous peTiod of nine years.
The Trllstees must hold at le&%t twD meBtiTrgs & year. At tliese mcelings, tlie Trustees discuss alld a8iEe the broad
stTrtegy f￿. the yeai. and tbe pvogramme of forthcoinittg activities to supp)rt. Tlie Op¢ra Noiih FuluJ'¥ Fund has no
dI￿¢t staff or employees, but administhative support is piDvided by the staff of Op¢ra Nortb Limited.
Rtyli Management
Duriiig Iht yEar the Trust¢¢s continued to exaMi￿C the major 5tratcgic, blisin0￿* and opei'ation&l i'isks which the
¢hai'ity faGes and as apprupTialr have est8blish¢d systems to report ott and tnitigatc Any idcntified risk5. Ilie
illVe51mellt management piovision has continued iu remain under i'eview during the year, particularly 211 light of th¢
¢hallcnging invtstment BtEVllDninent caused by Covid.19 aod chan%es in ¢he ¢cullomy.
The Trustces coii.%idcr that adequate controls are in place Éo niitigale Ilie kEy risks idenltfjed. The Tru5t¢E5 have been
keepiE]g undei. review any Tisk arcas that intty be impacted by Covid-19 ind Jnoie J'ecuiily those rmpacted by high
nflation, cost of living and Fnteirst rate changes.
Trustee tr9ining
New Tnlstees ulldergo a p￿gramme of ittdu¢tion. which is planned to allow a thorough insight intrj the activities of the
ChaTity. At the ttme ofappoinfment each Tivstee ￿CEive5 an Indiictiott Pack which includis a copy of the Trust Deed, the
dates of s¢heduled meetings. most J'ecent financial statements and oth¢F appropj'iate literature detailing evellts and
forthGoniing activities. Throughout th¢ year Truslces are sent Charity Cominission ncwsletters and other published
material relatingto corporate governance and legal obligations to k¢ep them abreast of their ]rsponsibilities.
objettlv￿ Activities
The obje¢ls of tbe chartty are to promotr aTrd further the objects of Opera North LÉmited (registered charity number
511726 and registered company number 15507781 for the benefit of the public by makiE)g grants to Opera North in
particular, but without r¢stri¢tion, to encoui'age and supKrf)rt ils artistic aspirations developmental initiatives.

0￿ra N()1lh Futtjre Fujid
31 Marcli 2022
Trustees? Report (continued)
The objects of Opera North ar¢ to enco(Irage the understanding appreciation of Ilie lyrÈc art by pJDvidiiig,
PTfSenliiig, oi'gatjisiiig, ittaTha¥irtg and coiidiicting opeiH peJformatFces, Syl￿pho11Y ¢oJic¢rts al￿ educalioiial ev¢nls
pj'imarily iii the North of EiiglaDd. Opel? Noi'lh tt]ay present. Pl￿1￿01t, arganise* provide, majiage, prodiice or ¢oiiducl
such perfomiaiibes of tspera, Iniisi¢, di?ma, filnis, lecttires, i'ecitals, discussitsiis or exliibitions including bToadcastiJ]g,
television, and oiliei. Ine&llS of i'eprodu¢(ion Èn the Ui?ited Kingdom aiid abroad as appropriate.
The A¢hi¢veRieiits and Perfarmance sectioE￿ of tljis repoit details tlie 5peGific pN>jects whicli tli¢ Opera Noitli fumir
Ftsnd has agTeed to siippoit in Ineetiiig these objectives.
Gt*Dt M￿lI1￿E policy
The Tn15t invites applicattoiis from Opera North Limited for fÈnan¢ial aiid other suppoit ift awordance witkn its charitable
objects. All applicatiotis ar¢ con5iderEd at TJ￿st n)¢etii)gs tmd decisions speedily commiinicated lo the applicant.
Achievements and Performance
DuTing tht yeay the Trustees agyeed a gift of £160,000 towards the woi'k of Opera North under the banner "exhaordinary
¢X￿l￿enCes" suppoiting the work of the comp211y tliat sees it expalld its activity Etyottd the coyc of oper8tie pelfoii￿an¢C. to
pJDvide opporlut)ily fui" ptople uf all ages and backgiDund5 to expei'iellce the benefit of #¢live participatioJE ia) live mu.%ic. As
the Compaiiy emerged from the pandemic during the ycai. to perforni io the Leeifs Grand Mieatir and on tour, the support of
thc ONFF enabled the conlillttation ot'the CommuJ]ity Paitnerships pru¥r4tnmE, LOttnectii)g hard to reach ¢oJnmuiiities with
live peYforniaAce. This fuiidiiig aL*ts %upport¢d Opei'a North's education prograinme. lh¢ flagship Ill H￿'mOnY
programme diat pl￿VideS music thiliot) 10 ovci'2.000 childirn each week in 6 Leeds schools.
The trustee5 also made a series of ￿ft8 resttictcd to specific a¢tivity. Th¢5e were £IOO,QOO toWa1￿S the landina¥k slagiiig of
Pat5ifal that toured the UK in the year. £40,000 as a eonlributi(In to the progrnmmc af eclediG Iniisic li) the Howard
Assembly Room and £6,000 frt)Th Ihr Harewood Young Aitists Fund to suppoit a t¥aiiJllig bvi'sary fcTrr an Associatc A%si%tant
Female Conductor,
FinAnciRI Rewiew
In the yeai. ettded 31 March 2022 the charity has received donated income totalillg £1 80.025 (2021.. £205,875). As stated
in the accountin8 policies s¢¢tion, notc I, dotJaliDttS are GrediÉed in the accounting pe11￿ of cash receipt, which veflecls
the period when the Charity is ¢iititl¢d to thc income, it is pro￿ble that tbe Èttcorne will be re¢eiYed and the a￿Ount of
inconie rec£ivabl¢ can be measuiEd ieliably.
The Trust has agreed to provide finan¢ial Slip￿)rt for a nusnber of projects and the detail of payments madc to date Gan be
found in note 5.
Investinent polley
The Truste¢s have p)weY5 to deposit or itsvest thnds in any inall1￿er but to invest only aftej. obtaining advice from a
finan¢ial ¢xpeYt alld having regard to the suitability of inyestmenls and ¢h¢ n¢ed foi. divei'sifi¢&lion. Fund Managei's,
Redmayne Bentley reniain appointrd to ￿VeSt the capital of the Trust. They have placed funds ifi a ]nixed portfolio of
sto¢ks and shares, index litthed tlrasui'y ahd foreign treasury notes and rash products.
Gains and losses on investmettts &re eortsolidated into the ftjnd and re-iiivesled where appropi'iate. The funds are
disG105ed at rnarketvalue at the year-¢nd.
A5 and whell funds are iEqiiiird to meet com171ilmeiits, the Trustees will draw down from the portfolios. Aside from the
investrnents held with the Fund M&nagers the chaiity does Iiot hold any investment fllnds other than mot)etary funds. All
cash balances are on i1￿￿ediate notice to allow complBte tlexibilÈty of operation.

Oi?er4 Noith Flithre fuiid
31 Mairli 2022
Ti'ustees, Report (continued)
Re5eiryes Policy
t is the polÈcy of the charity to build an expendable endowinejil fund which will pYgvid¢ an annual inmme to siipport
tivities and cover admlnlsth'at￿0n ai)d siipport cost5. Siich costs being kept to a miniilluin as genei?l offJ¢e and
administt'&tive suppoit Is being PJYFvided by Op¢ra North Limited, Diie to the low volume of Iratisaclions and 5tniple
natuj'e of Ihe charity. these siippojf ¢osts are Jiot cojisidered significant and aiE ￿latIve[Y iin8ff¢cl¢d by inflationary
incirases. FIEe IfS¢Tves of £5,000 are siitTicietJt to cov¢i' genernl governance and SUPPOft costs. Current free resetves,
represeiited by the iin]EStricted fiinds of the Ch￿.ity, aiE £5.607 (2Q21.. £5,607),
Plllns foi. tlie fiiture
Looking tD the fiiture it is hoped the Triist will continue to suppoil Opeix Noi'lh's wide rniTrging EdiKcatioii and
Community programine, ensuiittg eveyyone iii Leeds Ind the other co1￿mUnItieS the C.omp#Ely selves have a¢cess to
woiqd class live Inusic in perforniance and thvoijgli participatory activity. In September 2022 the Coinpgny will also
wel¢oine two new DARE Peltmall Fellows, offci'ing eai'ly caiEei' PlDfessionals a ¢l)anc¢ to complete a yth. 10118
practice led reseawh project in music education iii parttaership with the Univcj'sity of Leeds.
In December the Trustees will joill with Opera North in celebixtillg 10 yeai¥ of thE In Harinony progi?Inm¢, using this
ilestone to launch a fundraisinR CdtnpxIBn to suppoit the pmgrnTnnies future gyowtl). Plans arc al%0 in place foi. the
rirst of a series of alluual collc¢ils itt c¢lEbralion ofihe l(tl¢ Dr Keitli Howard, to generate ongoing revenue for trust lie
was ¢entral in cstablishing.
Piiblit Benefit
The Trustees are aware of tlie Charity Commission's advic6 on Charities and Piiblic Benefit. Tlie Trustees confirm that
they have LrfetTed to the guidattce containcd in th¢ c.harity Commission's general £uid(IITrLe on public benefit wlie
revtewiiig the Trust's aims and objectives and in planMns futur¢ •¢tivitjf5 for the year.
As bliiled iti the obje¢ts of the trust, Ilje Opera North Futurc Fund cxi.%t% to promote atid further the objects of Operd North
Li￿lted for the bdiefEt ofthe public by mfjking graiEts to Opera Noith. to encourage and %upport its aitistic aspiiBtions aftd
develop]nental initiatives.
Key Management PtrsonTrel Re￿UDer4tioll
The trustees consider tlie b04rd of ITLFStees as comprising the key management persoonel of the charity is) charge of
directing and COntt￿lIlng the ¢harity and i'vnning and operatlll8 the ¢haiity on a day-to-day basis. All trustees give of theii.
time fi.eely &nd no tru￿tE ￿1￿lineral￿On was paid the year. Detwls of tt'ustee expenses and related party transactions
aTC disclosed in notes I l and 12 to the &¢¢ount5.

Opeia Nurili Fiittiie Fund
Trusltes, ¥¢WTI ￿ld fiiiaiiciAI sihlc1ne￿ts
31 M24 rcli 2022
Statement of Trustees, responsibilities in respeet of the Triislees, annual i'epoi't and
the financial statements
The cliarity tru$te¢s ar¢ I'espoiTrsible fol. piEpai"ing a Trustees, &nnual report and fitJan¢ial statemellts in acc01th￿Ce witli
applicable law artd Ulllted l<ingdoin Accouiitii)¥ Stanifai'ds Iuiiited Ktngdoin G¢nei'ally Accepted Accountijig
ElTrcticel. Th¢ law applicable la cliarities in England and Wales requires the chaiity trustees to prepair fijiancial
statements for each year which give a ti'ue aiid fair view of the state of atTairs of the charity and of Ilie inctsining
JEsourees and application of iesaiirce5. of the charity for that period. In piepaying the financial stst¢incnls, Ilie t1￿$t¢¢$
are requiird to..
select suitable accounting ￿)licIt5 and then apply thern consjstently;
obs¢rv¢ tlie methods and prÉnciple in the applicable Cliarities SORP;
IDake jiidgements and ¢stimates that are reasozi(tble and prudent,.
state whcthcr applicable accounting stalldatds have been followed. siibject to any m*t¢Tial departures that
Illi￿st be disclosed and explaincd in the fJn2ncial 5t&tements'
PIEpaiE the financial stateinents on the going concein basis unless il is inappropi'iate to presume Ihat the
charity will continLi¢ i]1 business.
The ti'ustee5 are iEspDn%ible for k¢cpillg proper accouiiting recoj'ds that dis¢lose with reasonoble accup&cy at any lime
th¢ financlal positiott of the charity and to cnahle them to ensure that th¢ financidl 5t4t¢EnEnts comply with the
Charities Act 2011, th¢ applicable Chai'ities {A¢¢ounts aiid RcporL%l Regulations, attd the pilivisions of Ilje Trust deed.
They ale also respunsiblr fo)r safegual￿1Thg the 8ss¢t5 of the charity and taking reasonahlc stcps for the pY¢vention and
detection of fraud and othEf iiTegulai'ities.
Trn5tees' St8tenient
1.he l-FUStees who held office at tlie date uf dpproval of this Truste¢s' I'eport confirm tbat. so fai. a% they are eacli
awwe, Ihcre is nn iElevRnt it]formation ot'which the cliarity's itEdepelldent examinei. 15 unawai'e- and ea¢h Tiustcc lias
taken all the step5 thxt thcy ought to have taken as a Trustee to tnake th￿￿￿elvEs aware of any relevaht infoiination
and to establish that the ¢harity's indcpcndciit cxamitt¢r is aware of that ￿rorJI1at10ll.
AppiDved by the Trustees aiid
ed on theij. bchalf /o//i/iz by..
Alldreiv LAwson-TAncre
Chaiimam

INDEPENDENT x'A￿NBR,s REPORT TO THCI TRUS'I'EES OF OPERA NORTH IIUTURB FUND
I I"eport to the trustees on my examinatioii of tlie accounts of Opera North Futujr Fund ('the Eharity'l for tlie yeai.
Ended 31 Mai'cli 2022, %vhich are set out on pages 8 to 18.
RespDttsibilitÈes aiid basis of i'epoi't
As th6 trustees of Ibe chai'ity you are I'esyonsible foi. the pi'eparation of the accounts in accol￿all¢c with tlie
i-eqiiii'etnents of the Chai'ilies Act 2011 I'the 2011 Aet'l.
I rew>rt in respe¢t of my exaillination of the charity's accoiints carried out uiid¢r S¢Gtion 145 of the 201 l A¢t and
in cai'iying OUÉ iny exarnijiatioii I have followed all tbe applFcable Dirtclions given by the Charity C.ommissiDn
undet section 145 {5)Ib) of the 201 l Act.
An independet]i examinatioii does not involve gatheriijg all the eviden¢e that would k rcquii.d in ali audit alld
ctsn5equeiitly does llot coyer all the matteiy that an auditor ¢onsid6rs in giviE]g their opinion on the accounts. The
plannii)g and ¢onducl of an audit goes beyoiid the limited assuraiic¢ that an indepeiidellt examination ¢a
pl￿Vide. f.oii.8equently) T express tto opit)ioL as lo whethei. the accounts present a 'true and fair view. and tny
report is liEJiited to those specifjc InatttJE set out iii the indepelldent examiner's statemeiit.
TndependeRt exAmineY'8 $tgtem¢ftt
I have con)pleted Iny examittatEOlI. J confirm that tto IlldleriRI matters have Come to my attentiot) connection
with thc examinatiDn giving ME re2sonable cause to believe that in any malttii41 iyspeci..
accounting r￿illS were not kept in irspectof tlie ¢harity as trquired by section 130 of the 2011 Act., or
the accounts do llot accoi'd with thosc records,. or
the accounts do not Lotnply with the applicable requirements concerning the Form and contcnt of
accounts set out in tlie Charitie5 (Accounls. illl(l Repoi15) Re¥ulation$ 2008 otlier thali any i'equiremeiit
thai the atcouTrt5 give a 'tNe and fair view. which 15 not a matter eonsidered as p&rt of all independ6Trt
exajiiination.
I hav¢ no conce1Tr5 and haye eome a¢1￿$$ no other mafters in contte¢tiot] with the ex%uninatian to which att¢lltion
should be drawn in this Jy)ori in order lo enable a pl￿per understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Ic Le￿4,. L"_.bJ
Ioehard Lewis FCCA
The Associatioii of Certified Charfeird Accountants
R.8M UK Tax and Accountjllg LI1￿lted, CharteJEd Accounlanls
Two Hiitnb¢r Quos
Wellington Sh'eet West
Hull
HUI 2BN
Date.. 14112122

Ok)et￿ Noiih biittire Futid
Tiiist¢es' rcpoti sialeiiienls
31 Maitlk 2022
Staleitient of finan¢ial a¢tivi¢ies
ripicoiiiorrtliisg tlie Ipieoiiie eipeFidiliiiE ftccoiiiil)
foi. Ilie Jjeai, eiirfedS1 Jvfircli 21122
Nole
2022
ExpeiidAhlc
2022
2022
2022
2022
T￿tft1
funi15
2021
Total
Ile5trielcd Ullresti'ie*ed
ruttds
flind$
endowDieiit
fwnd$
I[EC￿￿te Ajid ertdoiw￿1¢ll*S
Doiialiiiis and IcgJcic5
iconic from inveslmeiits
18Q.025
54,816
18D,O25
54,816
205,875
47.945
2J4041
234,&11
253,820
F.IpeiidEtur¢ ￿tt..
Raising fullds
lives1￿}￿nI matiageineiit ￿St8
Charitable acltvilies
30,869
17,605
16V,IMILI
2.737
33,606
17,605
319,462
33,552
13,528
20,833
159,462
Total ¢xp¢Aditure
208.474
159,462
2.737
370,673
67.913
N¢1 inco￿¢1[expend1turt) befor¢
tt￿n5rcrS
I.￿nsfer$
26,367
{159.4621
12,737) 11350321
185.907
12,737)
2,737
Nel (expen￿lI￿reV iTrcome before
o¢her i'eL'ugniscd Eaiiis
Realised ￿]d lin1￿115¢￿ gaillslllosses)
oll inv￿lMent asscis
23,630
1159,4621
1135,832)
185,907
17,605
139,463
157.068
311,221
Nel movement ltt fu￿d$
41.233
139.463
1159,4621
21,236
497.128
Tol#l flind5 brvuglit fonyord
243,344
2,417,643
263,299
3,607 2929,893 2,432,765
TfrtAI fuiid5 Carried fonYArd
284,S7
2,5.$7,106
103,837
5,607 2,951,129 2.929.893
The ctLai'ity has no recognised 8ains or losses other than the net movement in funds for the period.
The above resiilts derive wholly from continuing operatiot]s.
The notes of pages l I to 18 form an illlegral part of ihe fJRanctal statem¢nt$.

Opei'a Norih fuMI'e Tr'und
Trustees. ¥epoi't fli1￿1clqI.8141￿lmelJIb
31 March 2022
Balance sheet
s nt 31 March 2022
Nole
2022
2021
ixed Hssets
v￿lIn¢17¥S
2,762,707
2.623.244
Cui'reiit A55et5
D¢blors due iviUiiIi onc ye&.
ai bank aiid iii liaDd
5,750
434,736
2,340
509,341
440,4fi6
511,681
Cr￿litOrS.. atttoullts fallllig duc Iviihiii vn¢y¢
(252,0641
1205,032}
Net cui'rent Issets
188,422
306,649
Net Assets
2,951,129
2,929,893
Expend&bl¢ Enthw?ieThl
PetI￿anen1 Ertdowmtrtt
R¢stricted
UtllEStricted
284,579
2,557,106
103,837
5,607
243,344
2,417,643
263.299
5,607
2,951,129
2,929.893
Th¢ notes of pages I I to 18 form inte8ral pait of the fjnaneial statements.
These finofj¢ial statemen
were Approved by the boayd oFTrnstets on /o/11Oartd were signed ott its behalf
by..
LllwsDn-T
Rcb¢¢
TPl￿ee
Ictcher
T￿￿Slee

Tru51cc5' reporl und fin8ncinl staleilleiiis
31 Marcli 2022
Chai'ily i'egistered number.. 1122499
Cash flow statement
foi. tlic yeat. ended 31 MAI'di 2022
2022
2021
R¢eon¢iliHtion of ncl incorniilglloutg￿I￿¥) J*sourcE5 to
Jiet exsh floiy fi'otn opei'AtinR Aetiyities
Nel incojningtcsouires for the year
N¢1 iIivcslmenl incunie
Nel iiiovcnient iti ittYestu]cii15
bi¢￿ in debtoys
IIicii¥k* itt credilD15
21,236
154,11161
1139,4631
13,4101
47,032
497.128
147,9451
1695,965)
48,792
Net cash outnDW fiom operAtirtg ACtiYitie5
1129,4211
CAslI tTDiv $tHt¢mthit
N¢t cth outtloiv frotn opev&iing #cltvities
CaFhpl￿V￿e8￿Y lnvesrlngi￿I￿I111fft.$
R¢tuttis on invesiinenls
1129,4211
54,816
47.945
Dtcrease cAsli in th¢ y¢thr
174,6051
1150.1661
Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds and cash
fot. the yeii. ended 31 March 2022
2022
2021
Dwre85e in thsh itt Ihe yeÈr
174,605)
1150,166)
Nel eash attst of yc8r
509J41
659,507
N¢t¢ash at of ytar
434,736
509.341
The not¢5 011 pages I I to 18 farm an integral pait of the fJnan¢ial statements.
10

Oi?er4 Noilh Fiilurc FiiIid
Triistees. Irport und fiIillI]Giiil 51aleinenls
31 MnIrl￿ 2022
Notes
(ro1,￿lingpu1'l ofiliefiiirtiicia1￿luIe1￿eiIIsj
Aeeoun¢ing policie5
AcLoiiiiliiig eonpeiElig)ii ftFidbftsis ofprepurnllon
accuunls ljave beell pi'epai'ed thiidei- the historical cost ¢onv¢iitÉoiJ ividi iiems ￿t￿giliSed atcosl or Iransa¢tioiJ Yaliiv
otherwise $t*led the rclgirant iioles lo Ih¢s¢ accounis. The fJndnciAI stateillents ha¥¢ b¢en PTcpaird iii accoidallce
Ivitli Iljc StutciticIitol'll£coiiimeiided I'racti£e'. Accouniin8 and Reptsltii￿ by Cliarities yrrpai-iIt¥ IliLir aLuiuiilS in &L'coritHiice
willi Ilie finunci81 Reporting Staiidayd applicable in Ilie UK Republic of Ir¢laiid an(J Ihe Finaiicial RepoitjllB Slandgikl
appli&qble in tlie Unil¢dKingdoiu alld lirpiiblK of Irelaiid IbRS1021 and Ihe Chai'iliesAcl 2011 aiid IIK G¢Jierally A¢¢epied
Pl￿11¢¢ a$ appli¢s fiuIn l Januaiy 2015.'Ihe thisEconsliliites a public beiicfitenlily as d¢fJtied by FRSIO2.
JpicoFKipig Resources
Income is recognised in tlie yeai. oiic6 tli¢ chai'ity has cntitlejnent to the income. it is probable that the income
will be inceived and Ilie amoiint of incoine receÉvable be inea5ured i'eliably. Income 15 d¥fetr¢d only wI￿ell
the chai'ity lias to fulfil conditions befoiE bccoining entitled to il or where the donor has specified that the ijicoijie
is to b6 expeiided iii a fulure period. Donalioiis are ciedited in t1￿ aceoiintittg p¢riod in which the cash is
received. whieh reflects the period wh¢n the Charity is Ctititled ttF the income and the aniount can b¢ measiiird
with T¢8sonable ceitainty.
Legacy income is accounted for oll an a¢cYiials basis when the Charity is notified of the entitletlletit to a gift and
the atnount ¢an b¢ measured witli rcasoiiable ceitainty.
Investment in¢ome, Consisting of baJ]k inlcrest and divÉdends are accounted for on a re￿1vable basis.
Rgswircas Erpe￿ded
lJiabilities aTe recognised as expenditure as soon as their is a legal VT wnslructive obligatiott ¢oÉnmittiiig the
chari¢y to th￿ ¢Kp¢fidilure, it is PTobable that settlenient will be r¢quired ￿ld the amouijl af the obligation can be
measured reliably.
Grat)ts payable are ¢liarged in the ycar when the offei. is conveyed to the recipient except in those ¢&ses wh¢re
the offer is ¢Ollditional, Such graiits being recogttised as expenditUTe when thc cgnditions attaching air fiiifjlled.
Grants (JtYBYrd subj¢Gt to conditlolls whi¢h have I￿t b¢¢ii rn¢t at the year end are noted as a commitmcnt. but not
a¢¢rued as 6xpel]dith￿.
Costs of generating fvnds &re those costs incurred in altr&ctillg voluntaiy in¢oine.
Goveman¢e costs GompTise all costs involving th¢ public accoulltability of th¢ Cliority and its compliance with
regulation and good practice.
F￿11￿5 ofihe Cliftrily
The various funds of the cl￿rity are a¢¢ounted for as follows..
P¢mianEnt endowjnent fullds are funds thal have been invested to produtt incotne in accoTdance with the
donoi's, wishes. The Truste&% ¢Jn apply any income llol retait]ed &$ ¢apital in furtherance of the objects of the
ohaTIty. The Trustees may use the capiial only by express permission of th¢ donor, ordinarily not before a
mÉnEmum p¢riod of 25 years.
Expendable ¢n(k)wment lunds are furbds IE]al have been invested lo produee it)come in a¢￿rda1)¢¢ with the
d0Th)t￿, wishes. The Trustees Gan apply any incrjme not retaiiied as ¢&pitral in furtherance of tbe objects of Éhe
eh&rity. The Thistees may use the capital in furiljerance of the obj¢Gls of tbe charity piDvid¢d there is a ¢lear
poli¢y to rEstoir the GapÉtal witbin a period of time not exceeding 10 years.
Restricted fund5 are funds subject to speeifJ¢ tivsts which have been declared by the donDT{51 but still within the
obje¢ts of the Charity.
Unrestri¢ted funds are expendable at the di$￿et10n of the TTUSt¢es in furtherance of the objects of tht Gharity.
Unresu'i¢t¢d fund5 ¢aTrnarked for particular purEK)ses by the tr415tees &iE designated 05 s¢parate fitnds. In tbe
Dpinion of the trustees suffjcient resouires &r¢ hcld in an appropriate form for each fund to be appli¢d in
ccordance with any resti'ictions imposed upoTr it.

Qp¢i'a Noith FiinEY¢ Fiind
Ti'usl¢¢s' report aiid 1111a*ei&l sruleinenls
31 Marc￿1 2022
Notes (copEIip7UEd)
Goilig coiicei.
The T1￿$t¢eS havE a rEasonable expectation that the Trnst has arfequate re5011rces to Colltinue in operational
existe#ce for at least 12 mojitlis fiDni the date of approval of tlie financial statements. The Tiuslees review
res¢i'ves levels, Gotnmitinents, cash and forecasts at least Olle year &h¢ad when assessitig going conG¢rD. TIE¢
Ttwstees aiy ￿indful of the o￿tgOI1]g ¢ommitrn¢n15 of tlie Trust ajid will ensure tl?at these do not exceed available
i'eserve5. Th¢ Trustees collliiiue to teview the ¢urirnt eco1￿MI¢ envirotjment aiid the iEnpaGt of cost of living,
inflation and changing interest rates. Th¢ Ti'ustees do Èiol set this having an impa¢1 ott the charity'5 ability lo
continue as a goÉng concern. The Catalyst Fvnd is a pemathent ¢ndowtn¢nt which Jnust be lield for a fuYtlJer 16
years. The therefoir contillU¢S to adopt a goiiig ¢ontLrn ba51S Tn prEpaTjng Its f￿anCial statements.
Fix£dllsset ivves1ttl￿IlS
Investm¢nis are stat6d at iiiarf(et value. The majority of listed investmcjits are stated at the bid pricE ar the last
tradEd pii¢e. d¢p¢lldEiig on the convention of the stock exchange oil whtch they quoted, al tlie date of the net
Assets stat6m6nt. Fixed interest secllrities a¥¢ stated at their clean pri¢¢s. Ac¢rued incoin¢ is a￿Quilled foi. within
incoiME.
Unquoted se¢urities are illcluded at fair value estimated by thr TTUSteE bas¢d on advice from the iiivestment
manAg¢rs.
Poolcd inycstment veliacles are stated al bid price widi bid/offei' spwds. or singl¢ pric6 where their are no
bidloffer spreads, as piY)vided by the itkv¢stm6tEt tnanager.
Ihe Tealtsed and unrealised gains on investffients are Irflected Én the Si&letllBllt of finHncial activities as they
arise. Rcalised gains arÈd Ic)8se% on investtn¢nt5 are calculated as the differen¢e between sales proceeds and
opet)ing JLarket value IpvrLhase d&tc il latcr). lJnJrAli8ed gains and 105ses are calciilated as the ditterence
between the market valuc at tlie year ernd &tTrd opening itr)ai"ket value {or purchase dat¢ if later). R¢ali5cd and
unrealÉsed ¥£lltJ5 not sepai'ated ill the statemei3t of financial aGtLVltle5.
Toxalioii
Opera Noith FU￿re Fund is ¢onsid¢red to pass the tests set out in PaExgTrph I Schedule 6 Finallce Act 2010 and
therefore it meets the drfioition of a chaiitable tt'u5t for UK income tax purposes. Accordingly, the ¢haiity is
pottiitially 6xempt fiN)m taxation ill respect of in¢ome oi. cAp&tal gains tEceiYed withitj calcRori¥s covEird by Part
l O Income Tax Act 2007 oj. Scction 256 of the Taxation of Chargtable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such
ittconic or gains al'e applied exclusively to charitable purposes. No tax ¢hai'g¢ has ai'is¢n in the yeaT.
Income &nd endowments
2022
2022
2022
R¢$tritt¢d
funds
2022
2022
4XPtnd*blt
emdowment
funds
Pei'mAnent
Uiire51ricted
fuuds
(und$
IDdividuals' aod
donatiOll8
18D,025
180,025
18V,1125
J80,025

Opeiu North Fiittirc Fuiid
Trustves, tEWrt aiid riTra￿la1 514l¢nieiJls
31 Mai'eh 2022
Notes Iconiiptiigd)
Incorne endoivmellts (continued)
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
[Ixpendabl¢
¢ndowtiient
lunJ$
R¢striete(r
u￿1.￿$trIctC
funds
end￿l¥ment
fund
Iiidividuals, and corpo¥*it
th)nalioiis
60,000
145,tsOD
875
205075
60,0110
145,00
20&875
In¢ome fi'oin investments
Inveslmcni incorne cottipi'ises incoine from depos2t irnt¢re5t H]td divid¢nd5 £54,81612021., £47.945).
ExpcndRture on raislng fuiids
2022
Expeiidablt
endowmg￿t
fuDds
2022
2022
2022
2022
Total
funds
Ptrn]2nc￿t
endoivlljenl
Restricted
Unre3tiictcd
fiinds
Fundrai8ing siippon Costs
IkJ]eral otYi¢e ex￿nSeS
20.0110
10,869
2D,00
111,Y06
37
P￿r￿ssion￿l fees
2,7
2,700
30,869
2,737
33,606
2021
2021
PermAnent
2021
2021
UnreJtri¢t¢d
funds
2021
I xpcndable
eiidoivment
fullds
Rt$tricted
fulld$
fuJJd5
Fundrkising support cos15
GeneiAI ofYIce expen￿$
PEOtessional lees
20,000
10.471
3,081
10,471
3,081
20,OIH)
J3552
33,552
13

ope1.￿ Nortli fiiliiir fund
Trustees. r¢porl and fin￿]¢la1 51atciiicIits
31 MaiL'b 2022
Notes (coillinued)
I xpenditui'e on chAI'itRble 9ftivitie8
2022
2022
2022
2022
2022
Toial
unds
xpendAble
¢•J(Jivni¢nt
Ruti'iL'tcd
enQoivm¢nl
runds
PC￿￿￿1 DaTe InlcmalioiTr&l
Performaiitt Scliol&rsliip PIDgr8nime
J3.462
l3,462
a1val￿ed to ￿j￿Ilutioll5-
Opera Noith
loo,000
146,000
306,0110
160,000
319,462
2021
ExpendAble
endDiYmeiit
fvnd$
2021
2021
2021
IIDre$tYiet¢d
riinds
2021
I'otAI
eDdoivnJen(
Pettm8n Dare Jnlernlllional
PerfOrtn8￿e &hoJayship ProgwiJm¢
20,833
20,833
Gtallts a￿￿Ed to Illstitulions
24J.833
20.833
14

Opeia Noi'th FuliirÈ Piind
TTLislees' iYPDrt Bnd fiii*ncial slafriiieiits
31 Mai'Gh 2022
Note5 (conlinued)
Investments
2022
2021
B￿gI11 for¥vard
Add-. Additiojis to inv¢slti*iits 91 ¢0st
Less.. Disw)sais al caiiyijig valut
Net g8iiVllossl gain on iDveshnellts
2.623,244
1,893,4S8
{1,925,6661
157,068
1.868,088
1,711,776
{1,280.3611
Cai'ryittg vAluc xt erjd of year
2.748,104
2,610,724
Cash 4w8iling illv¢stm¢nt
14,603
12.520
TolAI invo5tmeDts at corryln8 valut
2,762,707
2,623,244
The portfolio of fjs5ets vAllled by s¢thr is as tollows..
2022
2021
FiKed interesi
Overseas Iquili¢s
Alieimliives
UK Equities
Mulii-fjsstt funds
1'.2.?h
Property
516,256
1,091,749
438,845
313,918
216,158
14,603
171.J78
478.645
1,074,747
364,723
223,353
296.181
12.520
173,075
2,762.707
2,623,244
Del)toi's
2022
2021
Tnl¢r¢stldivitht￿s receivable
Otherdebiors
.791
549
549
5.750
2,340
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Oper4 Noilh F'iilurc FuIid
Tru$lt¢S' IfSM)Il ttiid fJIinIKial stsleinenls
31 Mairl) 2022
Notes fconlipttied)
Ci'editors: A￿OUnt8 fglling due ivitliin oiie yeAr
2022
2021
Op¢ra N()rtli ￿]nIbi1r$tsfftenI of support costs
Tndependent Exwniijation ai?d legal f¢¢s
OÉh¢r awruals
249,364
2,700
197.453
2.579
5,000
252,064
205,032
FiintLs
A131
Mardj 202J
Incoinin8
Itsources
R¢sources
expen(fe(I
Oiher
At31
lillcluding Mar¢h 2022
tr&nst¢rs1
[r%p¢iid*ble cndowment
Uttrealised & redised gaiDs invostrneiit aBsels
1332J16)
575,660
234,841
17.605
{190,869)
117.605)
12.7371 12)1,0111
575,660
Total eIpe￿d•b]e ¢nJoiYmtitt
243,344
2S2,446
1208.4741
12.7371
Ptnnanent endoivmtttt
C&t&lyst pern]Biicnt cndoivment Fujid
Unrexli*d & reHli5ed gaills oil inves¢m¢iJl *sscts
I.947,(￿0
470,643
1,947,00
139,463
610,106
2,417.643
139.463
2,<¥7,ID6
TJK Petlnian Cl855i¢al Music Fouiidalion
Harewood Youn8 Arttsi PiY)Rramme
Opera North a¢livily-Pa¥bifal
Op¢ra North *¢iÉvity- Hoiv&Td Assetnbty Rooni
112,535
10,764
100,ono
40,000
{13,4621
{6,0001
1100.oooi
{40,(M)01
99,073
5,764
To**1 rt5tricted
263,299
{159.462}
103,837
Unresti'icted
5,607
12,7371
2.737
5.007
Total funds
2,929.893
391.909
1370,673)
2,9.51.129

Oper'a North FiinErc Thiiid
Ti'u¥l¢#s' reporr &nd fina*cial stslejneuts
31 Marcli 2022
Notes (conliiiiied)
Funds {ctsntinued)
Ai31
Marcji 2020
Resources
xpcnded
Othei.
At31
(includiiig Marth 2021
trai¥fti'sl
resoui¢r5
EXpe￿dAble eDdoivmellt
Un]Ealised & reali%ed gains on ilivestmc￿t a55cts
73,887
264,439
107,945
311,221
133.5281
1480,620} 1332,316)
573,660
Total ¢xpenil#blE eiidoivment
338.326
419,166
{33.528} 1480.6201
243,344
Pei'iNaiienl endoivment
Calalyst p¢nJaJient ¢iJdoivment fund
1,949,700
467.943 1417,643
Total pcrman¢nt ¢ndowment
1,949,70Q
467,943 2,417,643
The PettEnmCIHS5ic&I Music FoundatLOIJ
HRreivood yo1￿g A)%isl Prograinm¢
()peiE Naitth 2Ctivity- Parsifal
OperaNorlh a¢tivity-Howllrd Asscjnbly Roo#1
128,368
10,764
5,(M)O
120.833)
112.53S
JD,764
loo,000
4Lb,0110
loo,000
40,000
'I'otsLI restricted
139,132
145,000
120.833)
263,299
Uiiresti'icted
5,607
575
{13.5521
12.677
5,607
Total fund5
2,432.765
565.041
{fj7.913)
2,929,893
Expendable endowment funds total £284,579 (2021.. £243.344) utYEStricted funds total £5.607 (2021: £5,6Q7)
and r¢5tricted and pernialleDt eE]dowment fvnds total £2.660.943 (2021.. £2,680,942) in accordance wEdi the
defittitions in note l. Duriiig the course of th¢ year it was agreed by the Ti'uslees that £2.737 {2020.. £12,677)
would b¢ transferred from the expendable eiidowjnent fiind to Un￿St17¢t¢d funds.
Analysis of nel assEts b¢tw%n fund5'.
2022
Expendable
endowmejit
fund$
2022
P¢riiI#lle￿t
endoivm¢nt
2022
Restritted
fiinds
2022
2022
Total
futhds
2021
I'otal
runds
Unrt¥tricted
fuqd5
Investments
Cash ai bank and irt ha]
Oilier nei ¢urrenta55cIs
205.601
325.292
1246,3141
2.557,106
2,762,707 2.623,244
434,7
509,341
{246J141 1202.692}
103.837
5,607
284.579
2,557,106
103,837
5,607 2.951,129 2,929,it93
17

OpeiRN(brili Fuiuir FiIiid
'liuste&%' iepotl and fmallcial slaletnenls
11 Marcti 2022
Notes (confinued)
10
ComvTritmettts
ThpA'¢ are iio ¢apitral coiiirllifments at 31 March 2022 for which pyovistoii should be mad¢131 2021.. £nill.
li
Re￿￿￿enItIon of truste
None of the Twst¢es holdillg offIce during Ili¢ period i'eceived any paymeni for tlieii. services as TNstees o¥
r¢iinbiitsenient of expeiises.
12
RelAtéd pgyty ti'*nsAction5
During the year. two of the Trustees of OperA North FutuK Fiiiid wejr also twslees of Opera North Liniited. Duiing the
yeAi' the Opera North Future Fiind madE granls to Opera Noilh Limited of £306,000, {2021.. £nil) as detailed ilk the
Trustees, Report.
Opera North Limited paid costs of £21.91112021.' £53,854) on behalf of Opera North Futil￿ Furtd. The balaiic¢ due tts
Opeill North Limited at 31 March 2022 was £249,36412021.. £197.453).
Tlkere are no other ￿lated party tiwisartlQll5 to disclose.