The Friends of Dorset Opera ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 30 September 2025 Registered Charity No. 284784
The Frlends of Dorset Opera TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT The Trustees sutxnit their rewt and the financial sLThnts of the Friends of Dorset Opera for the year to 30 September 2025. STATUS AND oBJECTPs The Friends of Dorset OFra fthe FrieNls") is a registered charity (No 284784) established by a Trust Deed dated 14 April 1982. Its objedive is to raise funds by public subscriptim to be paid by way of annual grant to Dorset Opera (registered charity No 1105318). The Friends. regbslered address is Willow Bam. Stalbridge Weston. Stumiinster Newton DT10 2LA. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES The Friends ntInued to support Dorset Opera's Festr¥al. Th8 Trustees made a grant of £33.500 in support of the Festival's 2025 productions of Verdi's Rigo18tt0 and double bill of Masagni's Cavall81i8 Rustican8 With Puccini's SuorAngelica. PUBLIC BENEFIT The Friends provide public b8nefft by supporting Dorset Owa F'¥al. %thich itself tenefrt8 the publSc. INVESTMENT POWERS, POLICY AND PERFORMANCE The Trustees have the power to invost the money of the Charity not immediately required for 6t8 purposes in such investments or property as they think frt. Currently cash reserve8 ara hal&in a rnk money mark•t fvnd which gives immediatè acc888 to th08e fund8. RESERVES POLICY Tre ¥Fyks c¥ vrith Dcxset Owa arKI may. as required, build up a level of - ¥y •yyr term ycéuct)s undertaken by the Festival. A 8mall level ~3~2 W3 := xver urforeseen rjrcumslances. Mr Peter Baillie {retired 25111r2024) Mrs Sarah Bigng11 Lady Gamier J 2S11r24) Tre T-tsees tr pcYer to apFt nv•V or additional tru8tee8 by resolution at a meeting By order of Trustees Rosamond Cassidy- Chaian of the Tntstees 25° November 2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE FRIENDS OF DORSET OPERA - CHARITY No 284784 I report to the tteeS on my exwninatson of the acc(xwts of Tho Friends ot t)orset Opera (the Tru8t) for the year ended 30 Sethiber 2025. Re$pon$lbllltios and 31• of r•port AS the charity trustees of the Trust you are res$ble for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requiremenis of the Charilias Ad 2011 (Ihe Act,). I report in respect my examlnatlon of the TTusfs aceourrt8 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryiro out my examination I hav8 folltrAed all the applicable Dlrection8 given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•rf• •tat•m• I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matter8 have come to my attention in connaction wTrth the examination giving me cause to beliova that in any material Accounting records not in r88pect of the Tru8t 88 required by 8ection 130 of the Act,. or The a¢count$ do not accord vthh the accounting records.. I have no concems and have come acros8 no other matters in connection with th examinatlon to which attention Should be drawn in th18 report In order to onabl• a propor urKler8tondiNJ of the accounts to be reached. Paul Jenner MA FCCA 45 Huntly Road Boumemouth BH3 7HG LQ kl 2025
The Friends of Dorset Opera RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For the year ended 30 September 2025 2025 2024 RECEIPTS Subscriptions and donatiorrd received 26,440 27,380 Gtft Aid received 5,765 6,165 Interest receNed 408 2,385 32,613 35,910 PAYMENTS 2025 Grant to Dorset Opera 76,500 Adminlstrallve expen8es 1,152 33,550 77,652 NET (PAYMENTS) I RECEIPTS 1937) {41.742 Cash Funds held at previous year-end 44,302 Cash Funds held at this year4rKI 1,623 2,560
The Friends of Dorset Opera STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES For the year ended 30 September 2025 2025 2024 MONETARY ASSETS Cash Funds Natwest Current Account 114 109 COIF Deposit FurKI 1,509 2,451 1,623 2,560 At the year end the follvIng income item8 out8tandirva.' 1). Grft Aid of £113 {2024 £103) in resp8d of subscriptions and donation8 paid betsen 6° April and 30° September 2025 is to b8 daimed. 2). Sub8UiPtions of £280 have been colleed by tlorset Opera up to 30 September 2025 on the Chanty's behalf. No expenditure items were outstanding. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Trustee8 have taken advantage of Sedion 133 of the Charitie8 Act 2011, which allows a Small charity to present the accounts on a receipts arKI payment8 ba818, together Vth a 8tatement of a888ts and liabilitie8. Approved ¢)n behalf of tha Trustees on 25 November 2025 RosamorKI Cassidy Chaimian of the Truste•8 Nicholas Block Hon Treasurer