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 sL*Thnts of the Friends of Dorset Opera
for the year to 30 September 2025.
STATUS AND oBJECTP￿s
The Friends of Dorset OF*ra 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* pcY*er to apF￿t nv•V or additional tru8tee8 by resolution at a meeting
By order of Trustees
Rosamond Cassidy- Chai￿an 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 t￿￿teeS 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 foll￿vIng income item8 out8tandirva.'
1).
Grft Aid of £113 {2024 £103) in resp8d of subscriptions and donation8 paid
bets￿en 6° April and 30° September 2025 is to b8 daimed.
2).
Sub8UiPtions of £280 have been colle￿ed 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 V￿th 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