Barefoot Opera Registered Charlty No. 1167730 Annual Accounts for the perlod 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025 Contents: Organisational information Trustees Report Receipts & Payments account Statement of Assets & Liabilities Notes Independent Examinerfs report Hastings Voluntsry Action Jackson Hall Portland Place Hastings East Sussex TN34 1QN
Organisational information for Barefoot Opera for the year ended 31 March 2025 Name of charity: Barefoot Opera Charity No: 1167730 Legal form: Charitable Incorporaled Organisation (CIO) Governlng document: Constitution dated 15th June 2015, amended 10 June 2022 Address: 6 The Uplands St. Leonards-on-sea Easl Sussex TN38 OHL Trusta•s: Joao Figueirdo (Chair) David Rogers (Treasurer) Appointed 1 Oth May 2024 Virginia Gilbert Retired May 2024 Susan Cowell appointed 23rd February 2024, retired 1st July 2025 Elizabelh Allen - Retired 14th November 2025 Olivia Shaw- Retired 11th April 2025 Laurelle Hughes Laura Mucha Mary Long Director: Jenny Miller- Appointed as a trustee 23rd May 2025 CAF Bank (online), 25 Kings Hill Ave, West Malling, ME19 4JQ Bankers: Independent Examiner: Laura Dawson, Independent Examiner HVA, Jackson Hall, Portland Place, Hastings, TN34 1QN Objects: To advance education about, promote public appreciation of, and encourage participation In, the art of opera and singing for the public benefit by: a) Dèveloping singing at all levels from amateur to professlonal standard,. b) Encouraging emerging professional singers to find new approaches to the rehearsal and performance of opera,. and c) Developing new audiences for opera, music recitals and concerts with innovative, indusive and accessible performances. d) Promote singing for mental and physical health for all.
Barefoot Opera The Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 st March 2025 Barefoot Young Artists Tour 2025: We started community workshops for the tour in May and continued until the end of September. Our ACE supported tour expanded to 12 performances in 6 venues of Verdi's La Traviata. We reached a total of 1760 live audience. We engaged with six non auditioned community choirs of which three were new to us. Those choirs totalled 108 singers, of whom 59 were new to opera, c. 50%. We engaged with four schools, of whlch three schools were new to our company. The school groups totalled 76 performers, of which 68 were new to opera, over 90%. We garnered the most reviews we have ever had as a company, including reviews in Hastings and St Leonards, Brighton and the Arcola, totalling 6 reviews of which 5 were th highly favourable. On December 7 2024 we supported the Seaview Centre for vulnerable adults in their annual Christmas Carol fundraising concert. We held our usual th Burns Night fundraiser on January 25 and raised £1300 for the company. We held regular advanced slngers, workshops in our London studio. From January 2025 to April 2025 we toured Red! a children's opera written by Lucy Mulgan and commissioned by us, to 10 primary schools and 300 children. This was also ACE supported. We then performed Redl at the Royal Opera House in April 2025 for their children's outreach programme, with 100 children performing. We appointed an interim Artistic Director for 6 months from October 2024.
Barefoot Opera Receipts & Payments accounts for the period 1 April 2024 31 March 2025 to Previous Year Currgnt Y•ar Restricted furKIs Unrestdct8d funds Total fiJnds Recei Grants SponsorshiplFund raising Ticket sales Student fees Programme sales BarlRaffle Donations Festival Fees Miscellaneous Income Friends Membership Gift Aid Reclaimed Less Stripe Commission Notes 31.644 750 16,490 2,450 83,955 83,955 10,385 18,887 285 10,385 18,887 285 690 6.511 9,247 145 2,910 1.022 12,144 27,852 7,748 4,424 1,022 12,144 27.852 7.748 4,424 (612) 70,225 83,955 82,746 166,701 Ex endlture Directionlmanagement Coaching Musicians Travel expenses Venue hire Costume & set Technlcal expenses Transport costs Food costs and preparation Publicity Website Insuran Adminloffice expenses Fundraising costs Otherlmisc 11.435 1,650 23.003 22,399 5,250 27,649 21,731 625 6,023 8,207 3,584 2,268 1,490 7,710 59,714 222 81,445 847 6,023 8,207 3,584 2,478 1,687 8,090 4,033 1,700 3,745 1,788 502 5,896 158 210 197 380 480 378 821 1.264 9,234 78,149 378 1.863 1,264 9,234 153,229 13.130 5,310 1,409 74.219 1,042 75.080 (3,994) Net surplus (deficit) 8.875 4,598 13,473 Movement beeen Funds (194) 194 19,415 Fund balances blf 114124 194 15,227 15,421 15,421 Fund balances clf 3113125 8,875 20,019 28,894
Barefoot Opera Statement of Assets & Liabilitles asat 31 March 2025 Pra..?.1 y4Ar Re81ncted IrLome Unresff1cled Ir,com T?ial Curr•nt 4s8•ts Cur".eYl Aeccunl Castr4. in hand Recei?ts 411,.n9 banking 31,f3Q5 31103r2S 8,87S 19.971 47 28 847 47 IS.374 47 8,875 2Q,018 28 894 15,421 Curnnt Ilablllti•• Uncashed cheques 20.D18 28.894 15.421 Chanty Law requires the TNslees lo prepare finanoal statemants for each finanaal ygor which compty wittt tr• reguiaians sèt out in tha Charilies Aci 1993 The trustees have elected lo lak8 advantage ol the Frovisions Ihal a¢ply ta Small chantses and h4¥8 prepared a Roeèlpts and Payments account and Stalefflenl of Asse15 and Liabil•S Appro%'ed bv the TrnsieLS on and signed on Iheir behalf by Joao Figueirdo (Chairl Oavid Rogers (Treasurer)
Barefoot Opera Notes to the Accounts for the period 01 Aprll 2024 to 31 March 2025 Restrlcted Funds Income Spent Left CEN- Grants received Expenses b/fwd 3.516.00 3,516.1)0 Amount carried forward FEST- Grants received Expenses bld 193.35 Contributlon to reserles Amount carried forward 193.35 Travlats Grants received Expenses b/fwd 55,464.00 55,464.00 Amount carried forward RED Grants received Expenses b/fwd 24,975.00 16,100.00 Amount carrled fonvard £ 8,875.00 Total Restrlcted Fund b/fwd Total Income Total Spent Total Re5trlcted Funds Held 193.35 83,955.00 75,273.35 £ 8,875.00
Independent Examiner's Report to the Commlttee of Barefoot Opera I report on the accounts of Barefoot Opera for the twelve month period ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on the previous pages. Respective rgsponsibilities of cornmittee & examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of Ihe accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act). and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility.. to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5)(b) of the Charities Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention Basis of indepandont examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charlty Commisslon. An examination Includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the supporting documentation presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair" view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indèpendent oxamin•r'8 statement In connection wlth my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the reouirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section130 of the Charities Act to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met. or 2) to which. in my opinion, atterbtion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Dawson Finance Manager Hastings Voluntary Action Jackson Hall, Portland Place. Hastings, TN34 1QN Dated: