# Laidlaw Opera Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1175245
- **Other names:** LAIDLAW FOUNDATION, THE IRVINE LAIDLAW FOUNDATION, THE LAIDLAW FOUNDATION, Laidlaw Opera Trust
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 19, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1175245


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 Furnival Street, Chancery Lane, London
- **Postcode:** EC4A 1JQ
- **Phone:** 07738172621



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARETHE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE EDUCATION OF DEPRIVED YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD; ANDTHE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY MEANS OF GRANTS AND OTHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

**Activities:** Laidlaw Opera Trust champions live music as a uniquely thrilling art form accessible to all. We invest in opera companies and houses who believe that opera should be part of everyones cultural capital. Through strategic support and grants, we aim to expand Operas reach and self-sufficiency.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Canada
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Monaco
- Rwanda
- Scotland
- Singapore
- South Africa
- United States
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2024 | £5264496 | £2446790 | £-704386 | 2 |
| July 31, 2023 | £10850965 | £9619367 | £-3525947 | 3 |
| July 31, 2022 | £8161915 | £7764326 | £-4680746 | 4 |
| July 31, 2021 | £10249163 | £16357772 | £-5078335 | 2 |
| July 31, 2020 | £13334894 | £5336264 | £2715774 | 2 |



## Trustees

- **Lord IRVINE LAIDLAW** (Chair) — appointed May 19, 2017
- Anne Marabini Young — appointed Sept. 12, 2023
- Julien  Amand Van Mellaerts — appointed Dec. 11, 2025
- Lady Amanda Charlotte Haddon-Cave — appointed Sept. 12, 2023
- Mme Catherine Lomberg — appointed July 30, 2024
- Rt Hon. Sir Charles Anthony Haddon-Cave — appointed Sept. 12, 2023
- Susanna Kempe — appointed April 2, 2025