## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date **01 04 2023 31 03 2024 To**
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Opera Dei Lumi
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1175069
**Charity's principal address** 4 Wentworth Gardens
Whitley Bay
Tyne and Wear
**Postcode NE25 9QA**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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**Address**|||
|**Accountant**|Ryecroft Glenton|32 Portland Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1QP|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Peter Keenan – Artistic Director
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
The Charity is operated under its rules of association dated 25[th] Type of governing document September 2017 (eg. trust deed, constitution) The entity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
By existing trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To advance the education of the public in the art of music with particular reference to opera for the benefit of mankind
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
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Opera dei Lumi exists to champion works, both well-known and obscure, of the Enlightenment (or Long Eighteenth-Century) by exploring their fit within the cultures of their time and representing, reaffirming and refreshing this sociological perspective in today's world.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
Opera dei Lumi makes a positive impact by bringing quality performances of eighteenth-century repertoire to a range of communities, often those culturally underserved (we have a long-standing association with Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish Borders, for example). We also provide professional performance opportunities for emerging young artists.
Opera dei Lumi’s niche is in specialising in eighteenth-century operatic repertoire and Mozart in particular, something which not many other opera groups do. It is justified on the grounds that such specialism is rare and essentially does not exist outside of London, despite the resulting output yielding such unique qualities in performance.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Following a successful project in August 2022 in which Opera dei Lumi explored the influences of Mozart, ODL’s artistic director has been looking to establish a fresh and new artistic direction for the organisation. The decision was made to preserve existing funds during this period, to be rolled over to future plans. Plans for the coming seasons may include _Apollo et Hyacinthus_ , a work ODL have had earmarked for many years; potential commissions from young composers and a deeper examination of Michael Haydn’s sacred works.
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**Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
It is the policy of the charity to try to build up unrestricted funds, which are free reserves of the charity, to a level that equates to 3 to 6 months unrestricted expenditure. This will prove sufficient funds to cover management and administration support costs and any emergencies that may arise time to time.
**Details of any funds materially** No such funds **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Support**
Opera dei Lumi would like to acknowledge the many people who support its work: The Henfrey Charitable Trust, Kate Donaghy, Tony Trapp, and a number of our _Amici_ .
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## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Dr Anthony William Henfrey Dr John Michael Hugh Jackson **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee Trustee **etc) Date**
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Charity Name No (if any)
Opera dei Lumi 1175069
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Trusts and Foundations - - - - 15,000
Concert Income - - - - 1,255
Other Donations - - - - 5,000
Membership 40 - - 40 120
Other Income 78 - - 78 -
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Sub total (Gross income for
118 - - 118 21,375
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 118 - - 118 21,375
A3 Payments
Artist Fees - - - - 9,369
Expenses - - - - 3,352
Venue Hire - - - - 900
Marketing 112 - - 112 1,094
Equipment - - - - 1,594
Website 113 - - 113 90
Governance 300 - - 300 300
Insurance - - - - 44
Other Costs 71 - - 71 111
Sub total [ 596 ] - - 596 16,854
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 596 - - 596 16,854
Net of receipts/(payments) - 478 - - - 478 4,521
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,681 - - 9,681 5,161
Cash funds this year end 9,203 - - 9,203 9,682
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Gift Aid Debtor
Current Account
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Accountants Fee
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**9,203**
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**-**
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**9,203**
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OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,182**
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**Fund to which**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**300**
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Print Name
Dr John Michael Hugh Jackson
Kate Donaghy
Dr Margaret Jackson|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**When due**
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**300**
Date of
approval|