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Oxfordshire Contemporary Opera

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1178044
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Aug. 29, 2026. Filing history
Registered
April 23, 2018
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
37d Church Road
Wheatley
Oxford
OX33 1LZ

Activities

OCO is dedicated to making contemporary opera in English accessible to the public. Our aims are to perform the work of new and established living composers, to promote the talents of young professionals both in singing roles and also in directorial and craft positions, and to include the community in productions onstage and behind the scenes especially working with schools and young people.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Arethe Advancement Of The Art Of Music, Specifically Contemporary Opera, For The Public Benefit By Commissioning And Performing Accessible Contemporary Opera Sung In English.

Classification

How
Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Oxfordshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
March 31, 2026 Aug. 29, 2026On time £3,336 £1,531
March 31, 2025 July 31, 2025On time £9,107 £9,361
March 31, 2024 Dec. 17, 2024On time £14,237 £12,021
March 31, 2023 Jan. 11, 2024On time £4,585 £2,471
March 31, 2022 July 21, 2022On time £15,312 £14,100
March 31, 2021 Oct. 4, 2021 £4,696 £3,026

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Anthony Keene Oct. 1, 2021
Dr Robert Emslie Gordon March 5, 2018
Matthew Julius Peter Maier June 15, 2024
Roger David Simmonds March 5, 2018