# THE FRIENDS OF DORSET OPERA

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 284784
- **Other names:** FRIENDS OF DORSET OPERA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** May 12, 1982
- **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=284784


## Contact

- **Address:** WILLOW BARN, STALBRIDGE WESTON, STURMINSTER NEWTON
- **Postcode:** DT10 2LA
- **Phone:** 01963362068
- **Website:** www.dorsetopera.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN OPERA BY THE PROMOTION SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The promotion and furtherance of the charitable objects of Dorset Opera

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Somerset
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2025 | £32613 | £33550 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £35910 | £77652 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £30037 | £2444 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £30482 | £39626 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £29723 | £34169 | — | — |



## Trustees

- LADY Joanna Jane GARNIER — appointed March 10, 2013
- Lucinda Frances Coombs — appointed Nov. 25, 2025
- NICHOLAS HARRY BLOCK
- Rosamond Elizabeth Cassidy — appointed Sept. 1, 2020
- Sarah Ann Bignell — appointed April 8, 2022