# SWAP'RA (SUPPORTING WOMEN AND PARENTS IN OPERA)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1185454
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 2019
- **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=1185454


## Contact

- **Address:** 25 GREENWAYS, CHELMSFORD
- **Postcode:** CM1 4EF
- **Phone:** 07722066564
- **Email:** info@swap-ra.org
- **Website:** www.swap-ra.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE OPERA INDUSTRY, AND THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER OR PARENTHOOD IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN AND RAISING AWARENESS TO ISSUES OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.(B) PROMOTING A CULTURE IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE OPERA INDUSTRY. (C) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES IN OPERA AND MAKING THE CONCLUSIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. (D) PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING PROJECTS TO FACILITATE THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER OR PARENTHOOD IN OPERA. (E) SUPPORTING WOMEN AND PARENTS WORKING IN OPERA INCLUDING BY WAY OF GRANTS, ADVICE, COUNSELLING, MENTORING OR OTHERWISE AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT. 2) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SHALL THINK FIT.

**Activities:** SWAP'RA AIMS TO BE A VOICE FOR WOMEN AND PARENTS IN OPERA THROUGH: (I) RESEARCH & ADVOCACY: WORKING WITH COMPANIES TO EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGE; (II) OFFERING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING; (III) PROVIDING PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES; (IV) CELEBRATING THE PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN AND PARENTS; (V) PROVIDING A FRIENDLY COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT NETWORK.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | £23332 | £17524 | — | — |
| May 1, 2024 | £0 | £3214 | — | — |
| May 1, 2023 | £20586 | £17739 | — | — |
| May 1, 2022 | £6761 | £9496 | — | — |
| May 1, 2021 | £2776 | £11228 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Catherine Emma Carby** (Chair) — appointed June 12, 2018
- Dr John Kenneth Frederick Andrews — appointed March 24, 2026
- Emma Lesley Black — appointed March 24, 2026
- Mary Charlotte Steven Miller — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- Samuel Shadrach Evans — appointed March 24, 2026
- Sarah Noble — appointed June 12, 2018
- Susan Jane Young — appointed March 24, 2026