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Rose Opera
A Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (cio)
Report and Financial Statements
5T
YEAR ENDING 31 OF DECEMBER 2024
Charity Number1179516
www.roseopera.co.uk


## **Rose Opera** 

## **Contents of the report and financial statements For the year ended 31 December 2024** 

|Trustees and administrative details|-|-|-|-|-|-|3|
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|Report of the Trustees||-|-|-|-|-|5|
|Statement of financial activities|-|-|-|-|-|-|15|
|Balance sheet<br>-<br>-|-|-|-|-|-|-|16|
|Notes to the financial statements||-|-|-|-|-|17|



## **Trustees** 

Rose Opera’s Trustees: Paul Ravenhill (Chairman) Tamara Ravenhill (Treasurer and Artistic Director) Andrew Robinson (Advisor) 

## **Reference and Administrative Details** 

Charity Number: 1179516 Registered with: The Charity Commission of England and Wales Correspondence Address: 56 Pine Tree Hill, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey GU22 8LY Charity Form: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Foundation Model 

2 Trustees were appointed on the incorporation of Rose Opera on 10 August 2018, 1 Trustee was appointed on 5 February 202. 


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## **Contacting Rose Opera** 

Rose Opera can be contacted through the email address: info@roseopera.co.uk. More information about Rose Opera can be found on our web site, www.roseopera.co.uk. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Rose Opera is governed by its Constitution, which is available for download from the Charity Commission web site. 

## **Appointment of Trustees** 

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee has been appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees have considered the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.  We are delighted to welcome Andrew Robinson, who joined the Board of Trustees on 5 February 2024.  Andrew brings a wealth of expertise in opera and art songs along with many years of experience coaching classical singers, including at the Royal College of Music, London. 

## **Rose Opera** 

## **Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31 December 2024** 

The Trustees of Rose Opera are pleased to present their annual report, together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ending 31[st] December 2024, which have been prepared under the accrual basis method. This report and the accompanying accounts have been prepared to meet the requirements of the Charity Commission. 

Rose Opera was incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation based on the Foundation Model on 10[th] August 2018 and is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, registration number 1179516. This annual report of Rose Opera covers full financial year, which is the period from 1[st] January to 31[st] December 2024, a period of 12 months. 

More information about Rose Opera is available on our web site, at www.roseopera.co.uk. 

Rose Opera’s 2024 programme included a fully staged production of Tosca by Puccini and three concerts from its ongoing series ‘Rose Opera in Recital’, project dedicated to the genre of the Art Song initiated in 2021. 

We delivered a fully staged production of Tosca at Normansfield Theatre, Teddington.  The production involved two casts, an orchestra of 35 musicians, a chorus of 25 singers, many of whom were current students at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. Directed by Fred Broom who returned to collaborate with the company, and musically led by Benedict Collins Rice, the production was artistically successful and well received by the audiences. 


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Rose Opera in Recital has continued at Leighton House in Kensington: 11th of July - I love you! An evening of romantic song, 6th of September - Celebration of Ukrainian Song, 18th of October - Great Opera Composers in Song . 

The venue for all three concerts was Leighton House Museum in Kensington, London.  The venue’s history, look and feel are aligned to the artistic agenda of Rose Opera.  Audience‘s reception of the concerts were overwhelmingly positive. 

## **1. Objectives, Organisation and Activities** 

The purpose of Rose Opera is to advance the arts for the public benefit through the promotion and presentation of opera to the highest possible standards for the benefits of the local communities in which the company performs; and to advance the education of the public in opera and classical song through outreach to educational institutions, and young performers in the early stage of their careers. 

Along with performing opera and classical songs, Rose Opera strives to use the medium of opera to foster social inclusion and to engage young people in the performing arts. 

The trustees confirm that they have, with regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, implemented plans to promote opera and vocal classical music as an art form and to increase the scope and impact of the charity on accessing members of the public not previously reached. 

## **2. Review of activities** 

In 2024 Rose Opera delivered 7 key performances: 

- A fully staged production of Tosca, 4 performances at the end of May: 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th. 2. 

- Three Rose Opera in Recital concerts with distinct programmes at Leighton House on: 11th of July - I love you! An evening of romantic song; 6th of September - Celebration of Ukrainian Song; 18th of October - Great Opera Composers in Song. 

Our community outreach included an afternoon dedicated to Ukrainian song, organised by the Kingston Synagogue for the Ukrainian community of Kingston.  It was a privilege to bring rarely performed repertoire to wonderful appreciative audience. 

In addition, Rose Opera commenced preparation for a busy 2025 programme which would include, along with three Rose Opera in Recital concerts, a fully staged production of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci.  The preparation process included auditions and bringing onboard and mobilising a strong creative team. 

## **2.1 Rose Opera in Recital at Leighton House** 

As already mentioned, three concerts at Leighton House were very positively received by both critics and audiences. “I love you, an evening of romantic song” on July 11[th] , presented songs by 


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Schubert, Mahler (complete Ruckert Lieder), Wolf, RV Williams, Hahn, Finzi and contemporary Ukrainian composer Myroslav Volynsky. 

In September we returned with an exclusively Ukrainian programme, showcasing several British premiers and songs by Nestor and Ostap Nyzhankivskys, Stefania Turkevych, Yaroslav Lopatynsky, Yulii Meytus.  The concert featured a Ukrainian bandura player. 

An opera gala in November featured highlights from La Boheme and Arabella.  In total 10 singers were involved. 


Opera Gala, November 2024 


An evening of romantic song, July 2024 

## **2.2 Fully Staged Tosca** 

Preparations for this project started in 2023 and continued intensely from late February.   The project involved soloists, orchestra musicians and a small and very capable chorus.  Set in a post apocalyptic setting, the director transformed the suroundings of the theatre to show a darker story.  The audiences loved it and 2 performances sold out. 


Tosca performance at Normansfield Theatre 


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## **2.3 Sponsorship** 

Rose Opera is pleased to have attracted a number of important sponsors throughout the financial year. The key ones are: 

- _**Big Yellow Storage (Sheen)**_ – we are very grateful for the continued provision of two storage rooms on a charity basis by Big Yellow Storage, Sheen. This is such an important facility for an Opera Company, allowing for secure, safe storage of costumes, sets, props, lights and other items. We are proud to advertise this partnership in our programmes, on our web sites and in our marketing literature. 

- _**Capgemini UK**_ – as a part of the Group’s community outreach programme. 

- _**Sponsor contributions**_ – we are grateful for the ongoing support from our sponsors and supporters. 

## **2.4 Community impact and inclusivity** 

Rose Opera is committed to maintaining inclusivity in all of its productions and to ensuring that our impact in the local communities in which we perform is valued and positive. In particular, we focus on generating positive impact through: 

- _**Local audiences**_ – three concerts and fully staged opera performances were attended by an estimated 725 audience members. 

- _**Young artist scheme**_ – we continue to attract young performers both on stage and in the stage management positions. RO’s performed the role of shepherd in Tosca and took part in ROIR at Leighton House. Trinity Laban students were a vocal powerhouse in the chorus. 

- _**Language coaching**_ – all performers, especially soloists, are provided with language coaching if they need and want to take advantage of this. 

## **2.5 Contribution of artists and volunteers** 

We greatly value the contribution made to the charity in time, skills, commitment and money by artists and volunteers. Without this contribution the charity would not be able to achieve its objectives or activities in any kind of capacity such as have been done. The sense of collective goodwill and community spirit is at the heart of what Rose Opera represents. 


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## **3. Principal sources of funds** 

The charity is supported by private donor funding, by income from admissions to productions, and by tax reliefs. In 2024 we secured private donations, income from ticket sales and tax relief income and gift aid claims where appropriate. 

## **4. Risk review** 

The Trustees carry out: 

- A regular review of the risks the charity may face; 

- The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks; and 

- The implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialise. 

## **5. Principal activity** 

The principal activity of the charity is that of an opera company. 

## **6. Trustees** 

The trustees who held office during the period were: 

Paul Ravenhill (Chairman) Tamara Ravenhill (Treasurer and Artistic Director) Andrew Robinson 

Andrew Robinson was appointed on 5 February 2024. Appointment of directors is by ordinary resolution of the members at a general meeting. 

Signed by: 

Tamara Ravenhill – Artistic Director, Treasurer and Producer 

Paul Ravenhill – Chairman 


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## **Rose Opera Statement of financial activities Year ended 31 December 2024** 

## **Section A   Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account)** 

|**Recommended categories by activity**|**Recommended categories by activity**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|<br>**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**|**Prior year**<br>**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Income**||F01|F02|F03|F04|F05|
|**Income and endowments from:**|||||||
|Donations and legacies||500|-|-|500|500|
|Charitable activities||19,436|-|-|19,436|4,667|
|Other trading activities||-|-|-|-|-|
|Investments||-|-|-|-|-|
|Grant Funding||-|-|-|-|-|
|Gift Aid & Creative Tax Relief||562|-|-|562|3,066|
|**_Total_**||20,498|-|-|20,498|8,233|
|**Expenditure**|||||||
|**Expenditure on:**|||||||
|Raising funds||-|-|-|-|-|
|Charitable activities||9,296|-|-|9,296|3,720|
|Professional fees||7,545|||7,545|923|
|Support costs||3,242|-|-|3,242|1,713|
|**_Total_**||20,083|-|-|20,083|6,356|
||||||||
|**Net income/(expenditure) before tax for**<br>**the reporting period**||416|-|-|416|1,877|
|Taxpayable||-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net income/(expenditure) after tax before**<br>**investment gains/(losses)**||416|-|-|416|1,877|
|Netgains/(losses)on investments||-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net income/(expenditure)**||416|-|-|416|1,877|
|**Extraordinary items**||-|-|-|-|-|
|**Transfers between funds**||-|-|-|-|-|
|**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**|||||||
|Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the<br>charity’s own use||-|-|-|-|-|
|Other gains/(losses)||-|-|-|-|-|
|**_Net movement in funds_**||416|-|-|416|1,877|
||||||||
|**_Reconciliation of_**<br>**_funds:_**|||||||
|Total funds brought forward||6,494|-|-|6,494|4,618|
|**_Total funds carried forward_**||6,910|-|-|6,910|6,495|




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## **Rose Opera Balance sheet** 

## **As at 31 December 2024** 

## 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**income**<br>**funds**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total this**<br>**year**|**Total last**<br>**year**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**Fixed assets**|F01|F02|F03|F04|F05|
|**Intangible assets**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Tangible assets**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Heritage assets**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Investments**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**_Total fixed assets_**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Current assets**||||||
|**Stocks**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Debtors**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Investments**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Cash at bank and in hand**|6,910|-|-|6,910|6,494|
|**_Total current assets_**|6,910|-|-|6,910|6,494|
|||||||
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year **|-|-|-|-|-|
|||||||
|**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**|6,910|-|-|6,910|6,494|
|||||||
|**_Total assets less current liabilities_**|6,910|-|**-**|6,910|6,494|
|||||||
|**Creditors: amounts falling due after**<br>**one year **|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Provisions for liabilities**|-|-|-|-|-|
|||||||
|**_Total net assets or liabilities_**|6,910|-|-|6,910|6,494|
|**Funds of the Charity**||||||
|**Endowment funds**|-|||-|-|
|**Restricted income funds**||-||-|-|
|**Unrestricted funds**|6,910||-|6,910|6,494|
|**Revaluation reserve**||||-||
|**Fair value reserve**||||||
|**_Total funds_**|6,910|-|-|6,910|6,494|




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## **Rose Opera Balance sheet As at 31 December 2024 – continued** 

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ending 31 December 2020. 

No notice has been deposited under Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to its financial statements for the financial year. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. 

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies’ regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP. 

## **Signed on behalf of the Directors** 


## **Tamara Ravenhill** 

**Treasurer** 

**October 2025** 


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## **Notes to the financial statements** 

**For the period 1/1/2024 – 31/12/2024** 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. 

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: 

- the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014. 

- the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and with the Charities Act 2011.  The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. 

The accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.  Having made appropriate enquiries, the trustees consider it reasonable to assume the charity has adequate resources to continue for the foreseeable future. 

## **Recognition of income** 

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the income and it is more likely than not that it will receive the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. 

Incoming resources from charitable activities represent ticket sales and front of house income (programmes). 

Voluntary income is receivable from donations, advertising in the programme by local businesses and any related income tax recovery therein. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis and is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT. 

## **Investment assets** 

The charity holds no investment assets at the balance sheet date. 

## **Tangible assets** 


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The charity holds no tangible assets (those being of a value of more than £500) at the balance sheet date. Rose Opera’s policy is that any asset purchased at a cost of less than £500 should be written off through the P&L in the year in which it is purchased. 

## **Fund accounting** 

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. 

Restricted funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes, or that have been designated by a donor for a particular purpose. The charity holds no restricted funds at the date of the Balance sheet. 

## **2. Analysis of income** 

**Note 3                           Income** 


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Restricted<br>Unrestricted   income  Endowment<br> Analysis of income funds funds funds Total funds Prior year<br>£ £<br>Donations  Donations and gifts 500             -                -              500 500<br>and legacies: Gift Aid and tax relief            562             - -              562       3,066<br>- - - - -<br>Legacies<br>General grants provided by government/other<br>charities - - - - -<br>Membership subscriptions and sponsorships<br>which are in substance donations               -               -                -                 -               -<br>- - - - -<br>Donated goods, facilities and  services<br>Other - - - - -<br>Total         1,062             -                -            1,062       3,566<br>Charitable  Productions (incl. programmes)<br>- -<br>activities:       19,436                       19,436       4,667<br>- - - - -<br>- - - - -<br>Other - - - - -<br>Total       19,436             -                -         19,436       4,667<br>TOTAL INCOME       20,498             - -         20,498       8,233<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


In the trading period the main sources of income for the charity were ticket sales and private donations. 


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## **4 Expenditure** 


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Section C                                            Notes to the accounts                                                    (cont)<br>   Expenditure<br>This year Last year<br>Restricted<br>Unrestricted   Restricted  Endowment  Unrestricted  income  Endowment<br>Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds<br>Expenditure on raising funds: £ £<br>Incurred seeking donations - - - - - - - -<br>Incurred seeking legacies - - - - - - - -<br>Advertising, marketing, direct mail and publicity<br>          1,395                    - -          1,395            855             - -              855<br>- - - - - - - -<br>Total expenditure on raising funds           1,395                    - -          1,395            855             - -              855<br>Expenditure on charitable activities:<br>Charitable activities (productions)           9,296                    - -          9,296         3,720             - -           3,720<br>General & Administrative           1,847                    - -          1,847            858             - -              858<br>Artists' fees           7,545                    - -          7,545            923             - -              923<br>Miscelaneous - - - - - - - -<br>Total expenditure on charitable activities         18,688                    - -      18,688         5,501             - -           5,501<br>TOTAL EXPENDITURE 20,083 - - 20,083 6,356 - - 6,356<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Except for general expenses such as general company branding (website including sales processing capability), all other costs are directly related to the charitable activities.  Expenditure largely consists of payments to artists and hire costs to rehearsal and performance venues.   The line “Charitable Activities (productions)” in the table above includes production costs such as costumes and props’ acquisition (value below £500) and hire. 


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Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities<br>This year Last year<br>Activities  Activities<br>Activity or programme undertaken  undertaken<br>directly directly<br>Activity 1 Rose Opera in Recital                5,232              5,449<br>2023 - no fully staged<br>production, beginning to<br>Tosca 24 project. 2024<br>Fully staged opera (Tosca 2024)  and  number includes start<br>Activity 2 Cav&Pag kick off              13,944                 273  of Cav / Pag<br>Other Support Costs                   907                 634<br>Total              20,083              6,356<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>



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## **5. Support costs** 

|Support cost|Raising Funds|Grand Total|Notes|
|---|---|---|---|
|General Branding<br>and Website|907|907|<br>Website<br>hosting, email<br>service|
|Insurance|-|-||
|Lighting|-|-||
|Fund Raising costs|-|-||
|Total|907|907||



The general branding and website category includes costs for Rose Opera’s web site, which is hosted by wix.com and our email service, which is provided by namesco.co.uk. 

## **6. Directors’ remuneration and expenses** 

The company directors are both directors and trustees of the company for company and charity law purposes. None of the directors was paid remuneration or expenses in their capacity as trustees. 


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Amounts paid or benefit value<br>This year Last year<br>Redundancy<br>Legal authority (e.g. order,  Pension  (including loss of<br>Name of trustee governing document) Remuneration contribution office) / ex gratia Other Total<br>£ £ £ £ £ £<br>Tamara Ravenhill By resolution 0 0 0 1175.65 1175.65 0<br>Andrew Robinson By resolution 0 0 0 860 860 0<br>0 0 0 2035.65 2035.65 0<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Two directors were paid the above sums in relation to: a) artistic services rendered to the company on projects, supported by unanimous approval of the amounts by the full board of directors and having regard to the articles of the company; b) out of pocket production expenses incurred 

## **7. Preparation and review of the accounts** 

In 2024 Rose Opera has reported £20,000 in revenues for the financial year.  Given its current size and transactional complexity, the Trustees are satisfied that the accounts have been prepared by the Treasurer who is a qualified accountant (ACMA) and has a business degree (an MBA), and reviewed by the Trustee who holds a university degree.  In addition, the accounts are reviewed by Creativetaxreliefs.com specialists as a part of annual creative tax relief application.  The Trustees continue to feel that there is no need at this point for an additional independent review of the accounts. 


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