Trustees, Annual Report for the period
PorLoJ start daté
01
io
Pwiod 8nd dat8
01
10
2023
2024
From
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty nam•
London Am)enian Opera
R¢gl6ter•d ¢harrty nuM￿r {11 any)
12Q1409
ChArlty'• prlnclpal addM• 19 Hvhf￿ld Road
Po•tC4)de W30AJ
London
Naffl￿ ol th• charlty tru8tW8 who th• Chwity
D•teg ac1￿ 11 noe lor
Ollk• IW•nyl
N•rr* ol pv•on lor bodyl enllued
Rouzann8
PapaJan
Seta White
chair
trustee
An8 NaO8r
trustee
Alin8 Zainali
Aarela Kazaryan
trustee
trust80
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Narnes ol th• tru$t••8 for th• charlty, 11 any. (for •xampla, any custodlan tru6t•ès)
Namo
Dato• aclod rf not for whol• •ar
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Marth 2Q12

Nam0• and •ddr•uo8 of advi8•r¥ (Optional infomialionl
of advi•er
Nam•
Addr•Bs
Name ol chhl ex•¢ullv• or n•m•$ of senior staff m•mb•rn (Opts'onal information)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
D•Scripti<￿ of th• charity'o trusts
Type of g¢>verning document |
How the charty is con&tiluted.
cio
Trustee selectK)n methods
apP0K￿ed
Additional gOv•man￿1•SU•S (Optlonal InfornMtlon)
You may chooM to includè
addrtional inlorm8b¢)n. where
relevant, ab￿t."
poIKi88 and pr(wlurég
pted for the induth'on arbd
training ol trustees;
the charty's organwtK)npl
struclure and any W￿er
netpwork with wh￿h the charty
works:
relationship with any related
part*s'.
trust885' ConsideratK￿ of
major f7sks and the SySt8m
and proc¢dtsres to manage
them.
Section C --......-- .. Ob"
8ctivos and activities
Tho wjvancemellt ol Ihe perfofming arts and Gulluie, lor (he public
benefft. by..
la) cultwats'ng and PfcAnoting stage produclK)ns of crf)efatsc worf(s. mainly
but Trot exdusively of Am)enian wrth to enhaTrcifjg public
(￿llut￿lI aw441¥111kn¥,
Ib) building strongef IM)ks with the community al large by uniting peoplo
Irom drflerent backgrourth but wth a common Bffinty br this musical art
Summary of t￿ obJ•¢ts of th•
h¥rity out in its
gov•ming do¢um•nt
¢c*nts'nin
the talents of
oun
rfom)ers at the
inni
ol theic
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Mar¢n 2012

career wrth th058 of k)cal community enthusiasts who am w•komed to
our membership, and (dl allocAling all the funds raised solèly for the
consolidabon of the charity's declared objectives
We perform stsged opera products'on$ of Arrnen￿n origin. Our chorus.
$oIotsts, a¢lors. dancers. orchestra ar+d support staff are drawn from the
communty at large. We hold weekly rehearsals and publicise our
perf0M￿nceS in the lrfal. nat￿nal and inlemational media and our own
websile. We aim to enhance public awareness in our genre of music,
pneoiiraop ¢.ommunty partlc.ipa1￿n and 8<4i4t miisic sliid8nts in ¢•reer
development.
Summary of the maln
actlvltles undertaken for th•
publi¢ benefit in rolation to
these objects (include wlthln
this soctlon thè statutory
d•claratlon that truslo08 hav•
had rngard to the guidanc•
588ued by the Charity
Commission on publlc
b•nofrt)
Additlonol detalh of objectiv•s and a¢llvltlo• {Option•l inforniation)
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Marth 2012

You may ¢hc•OS• to indude
furthef ststements, where
relevant. alxxjt."
policy (M19rantmaking:
pot￿Y pro9ramme related
investment.
C0ntnbut￿n made ty
volunteers.
Section D
Achievements and performance
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M¥th 2012

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achlevempnts of Ihe charlty
during tho y￿1
After several month5 of prepilraliuns and rehearsals .n J uly 2024 Lgndon
Armenian Opera had *vo successfb.I perfoman¢¢s of Avet
T8rt6rian's The Ring ol Fire at the Marylets)ne Theatre. London. The
Maryletrf)ne Theatre, thnlled with the success of our 2023 production
of Anoush al their theatre. Ihis line includ￿1 LAO in all their marketbng
matenal and soctal med•.
Amateurs and protessKJnals. along wrth studenis. came together tsnder
the baton of the conductor in this rbw+Y arrangement ol the opera ueated
by our artislK director. Aris Nadirian. This arrangement is n(Yw held at
Boosey and Hawke6. Taknng part on $ts9e were 13 8wvJefS. 15 orchèstra
mus￿lans, 2 dancer5 and 2 aclots. The directof worked alon9sMJe the
lights'ng desKJner. chcKeographer and production manaoer, We al￿ had
the help of a numbèr of volunteers from wthin our c(￿MUnty to: Tun the
surtrtles in English for the perfonnances, undertake photography and
VKleography throughout the rehearsals as well as of the p8rfomances;
supp)rt with running Iront of hcwJse lor the rerfoman¢es.
-.tcd %' BBC Ra" _ 3 'Aho annoarrted our
15 Jithly 2924 -'NÈ'.¥ere Suypv
upcoming perfoman¢es in their Breakfast programme.
'. Octob8r 2024 - An excenent review of our productlon by Yehuda Shapiro
, was publthed in Opera Magazine.
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M￿h 2012

Section E
Financial review
l The chanty ams lo sot asKle s(yne funds lo cover unforeseen expenses
and potential drops in income
8riof 8tJtem•nt of th•
charlty'8 pollcy on re••rv
Dètalls of any lunds mat•ri•lty
In deflclt
none
Furth•r Ilnanclal r•vlow d•talls (Optlon•l Infomiatlon)
You may Choo￿ to irKlude
addrtk)nal information. wherè
rele¥anl about:
the charity's principal
ol funds lincludir•g
any lund￿sing).
l)ow expendrture has
8UPPOrted the k•y objectpns
of the charrty:
investment polw and
ofy"ectJve$ including 8lly
ethical investment poliui
adopted.
Section F
Other o
tional information
Section G
Declaration
Th• tru$t•ès d•clar• that th•y have approv•d tho trust••8' r•port above.
Slgn•d on bohall ot the charlty's trusts•s
Slgn*turn(s>
Full namo(s) i Rouzanna Papaaan
Posltlon (eg Se¢r•tary, Chalr, Chair
Dats
2glo31 2a25
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Arch 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION
roR INGLAND AND WALIS
London Arnienlan Opera
1201409
Recei
ts and
ments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
Period start date
0111012023
To
Period end date
0111012024
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restrlct@d
funds
to the near￿ £
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
Total fvnds
Last year
to the nearest
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Recelpts
Donations
ricket sales
Programme sales
Programme advertlsements
23.367
8A02
324
23,367
8A02
324
640
887
tota
Gross Income for
33,620
33,620
A2 Asset and investment sales,
see table .
tota
33,620
A3 Pavments
Admin - perfornwi￿ fees. postsge. website hosting. box office charges. insurance. advertislng
Dancers fees
Creatsve team and other pmfessionals. fees
Hiring theatre and rehearsal space
Orchestrd fees
Singers and actors fees
Rehearsal pianLst
2,815.00
602.00
8,300.00
6.000.00
4,632.00
5,200.00
1,950.00
3,355.00
32.854
2,815
602
8,300
6,000
4,632
5,200
1.950
A4 Asset and Investme
urchases
see table
Sub total
32,854
Net of recelpts/(payments)
766
766
A5 Transfers between fvnds
A6 Cash funds last year end
4,143
4,909
4143
4,909
Cash funds this year end
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
2011212024

Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Categorles
Details
B1 Cash funds
8ank balance
4,588
Cash held
321
Total cash funds
4,909
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(5)) OK
Unrestrlcted
funds
to nearest £
OK
Restrlcted
funds
to nearest £
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to whlch
asset belon
Details
Cost (optlonal)
Current walue
tlonal
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which
asset belon
Current value
tlona
Details
Cost (optlonal)
B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use
Fund to whlch
blll
Amount due
onal
Then dua
Details
B5 Llabllltles
Slgned by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Slgnatur
Prlnt Name
Date of
roval
Rouzanna Pa
azlan
3110112025
CCXX R2 accountg (SS)
2011212024

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Indèp•ndeftt Examiner's Report
01111Y2024
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(rfary)
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