# OPERA VIVA MERSEYSIDE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177385
- **Other names:** OPERA VIVA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 1, 2018
- **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=1177385


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o, 36 Edinburgh Road, WALLASEY, Merseyside
- **Phone:** 07758291720
- **Email:** r.purcell@opera-viva.org.uk
- **Website:** www.opera-viva.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY DEVELOPING SKILLS IN MUSICIANSHIP AND PERFORMANCE, AND BY DEVELOPING APPRECIATION OF MUSIC AND DRAMA THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES; OR FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** We perform operas, operettas and other musical events to local audiences in community venues in Merseyside and around.  These are normally sung in English and by amateur singers. We also arrange master classes and other educational events to help our performing members, and the general public, develop their musical and dramatic skills and their understanding and appreciation of musical drama.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire West & Chester
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton
- St Helens
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £9061 | £9414 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £12021 | £11731 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £9873 | £12721 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £5275 | £2854 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £6944 | £6190 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Karen Hawkins — appointed Nov. 10, 2025
- Marie Williams — appointed Nov. 10, 2025
- Philomena Golding — appointed Jan. 22, 2025
- Rosalind Patricia Purcell — appointed Oct. 1, 2025