CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From
1 January 2024
Charity name: York Opera
Charity registration number. 700279
To 31 December 2024
Objectives and Activities
Summary of tr* purFW)ses of
the chanty as set lxrt in tts
govemir¥J d(￿rnent
p￿￿111
The presentalion of opera perfDm*nces in
York and North Yorkshire... aThJ to prorrK)te
and enc[￿rage the k)ve of opwa in North
Yorkshire
During the year the company gave tyiree
performances of Vhe Sorcerer- (Gilbert
and SullNan) V4lth 23 piecc ordEstra at the
the York Theatre Royal. The (Thipany also
gave I￿rI thncerts of G&S (thoruses and
solos arKI a semi-StapJ perfDrmance of a
number of Mozart scenes. We also
urKIert￿k three ￿n￿rtS of Christinas
music
The Tnjstees have reviewed the guidance
Cffl publ￿ issued (PBI ) by tr￿ ch￿Y
(WIM￿s1on and is satisfied ttlat it meets
Sumffory of the main
activrties in relation to those
purposes for public
benefiL in particular, the
aC￿￿tIes. projects or
services idents"f*d in tt
accounts.
P•a 1.17
1.19
Statement confimiiThJ
whelher the trustees have
had regard to the guidar
issued by the Charrty
Commission on public
benefit
P¥al.1
Addltional informknn {oplional)
You ma dKM)se to indude fijrther statements wlwe relevant alJwt
The company does rKJt gtve grants,
although on C￿asF0n it may waive Or
redu￿ ￿ET￿berShIP fees - especially for
Y￿n9 music4ans. Our aim is that no-one
who wishes to siThJ oFera ts prevented fr
so LEcause of member5hj
Not aPpl￿e
P¢￿ICY on grant makirvJ
P•R 1JO
Policy on soclal investrrent
includin9 program related
investment
P•a 1a8
AlrrM)St all the activrties of York Opera a
undertaken by vdunteer5. This includes
(xjr Musical arKI Stage Directors. all our
princbpals and the memtews of Ihe chorus.
In 3Jdilb￿. we have very aaive teams
involved in the desi
n arKI build of sets.
Contribution maje by
volunteers
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and in the design and makJ"ng of cx)stumes.
Finally, we have active S￿al and fvn
raisiTr3 groups arKI volunteers are also
involved in the business 5kJe of the
Achievements and Perfonnance
As describe{1 above. the c(¥npany gave a
Summary of the ￿1n
achievements of chartty.
identy'ng the drfference
chanws vffjrk has [￿e to
the ¢irQJmstan￿S of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to sttiety as a
120
The Sor￿er was perfom)ed viith full
orchestra in a professional ttleatre. We do
t require (xjr chorus to audrtion- and this
I￿ hekl FKdicy is cxxe to (￿r purpose of
We do rJ)mF*tstsvety aLxlit#)n for pnnctpal
roles arKI require a high standard. We offer
roles trK>th to r￿lt graduate5 wishing to
devekp careers in music. and trK)se who
wish to dee￿ th&"r musical knowledge
and experien￿. In the year also
provide(J opw)thniti"es to new directors-
working under the [nent￿Ship of rnre
We sing in ETrJlish and our goal is to brirvJ
well designed. directed and perform￿
ot*ra to York a￿llen￿ in an accessit4e
Addilional infornk7tion (optional)
Ad)ievenEnts agalrtst
objcctives *t
Paa f.41
We set ￿rselveS a prcKJramme for the year
that required substants'al musical res￿rceS
and complex Stag1￿ and ￿drdr0be- birt
also likely to ￿ accessible to rEw audien
r￿1Ved wtlh reviewers comments'ng on the
qualty of rnuS￿ aTrJ Visualty (XNnpell¥
We also t(y)k our perfonnarts of Sorcerer
into S￿￿￿S. providing an opportunrty for
young people to experien￿ otEretta. We
were de1￿hte￿ with the number of parents
and children taking athantage of a

PerfCffi￿nce of fundraising
We have been more sutxessful in
our tKNJgetsng arml (x)st efforts arKI
this indudes erEuring bLtyt holders are
involved in the budgeb'NJ Pr￿sS.
Furthermore. we have LEen suixessful in
tappirKJ fc*ms of income- in particular
that related to thThtK)ns.
Not awAicabJe
Pm1AI
Investment performan
against objectives

Financial Review
Review of the charivs
financial posrtion at thè end
of the period
In the year. Y(Nk Opwa made a profft of
£7.154.24 and fin￿h￿ the year wilh net
assets of £27,940.78. The profit was
augmertted by a legacy of £4815- the
second and final instalment of a legacy first
received in the prevw year. The Trustees
and very pleased with financ￿1
statement explaining the
policy for holding resenies
statirKJ wt)y they are fr￿1d
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We IK)Id sufficient fun(ts to manage our
very uneven cash Ilows iY)mfortabiy. Our
memt*rship fees and various fundraising
activit￿5 generally cover expenses such a5
rehearsal Spa￿ and rerrt on vrdrdr(
and set stores. H￿ver. ￿ do not
typKzlly recevée I￿￿et incorne from tt
theatre for our main prcKluction until after
We have had to pay costs- especaally
1*K￿ relats.ng to ￿rI￿straI expense and we
keep reserves to manage this. Our
reserves also alttrw us to manage
unf(Yeseen losses like that whi(*J we
suffered in 2023.
£24.574.87
nla
Amount of reseNes held
Reasons for IKAding zero
P¥a 122
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Detsils of fund materiauy
deficrt
Explanation of any
Un￿rtaInlieS al)￿jt the
chanty conb'nuing as a goir¥J
Pwa 124
P¥a 123
Addltional inforn)atjon (optional)
The chariys principal
SoUr￿S of funds (Ir￿￿fI￿a
any fijndraisitw)
Paa 1.47
Investment Wlcy and
objecbves i￿ludi￿a any
¥al investmeni p￿￿Y
adopted
Pwa 1.46
A descripb'on of the pn'ncipal
risks facirg the (thanty
IAfj

Structure. Governance and Management
Des(X1ptK￿ of chanvs
trusts:
Type of g0vemir￿ (kKurrtht
How is the charity
constitsjted?
Not Appli(2ble
Pwa 125
P*a125
Trustee seleclion meth(xls
t￿lUdir#3 details of any
fXrf)Stitut￿a1 provisions e.g.
dection to post or name of
any person or i¥JJy enbded
to appoint one tr mo
P•a 125
Tn￿tee$ including officers (Chalr.
Treasurer, Settetary) are elected by
memlEr5 al the annual gerwal meeting.
Additlonal infonnation (optional)
Y(wJ ma
choose to Incl￿ further statements where rplevant atMyJt
Policies and protxjures
adopted for the induth.on
arKI training of trustees
The (thaiivs cffganisational
structure and any wi(ler
network with %¥thith the
charity
Rclationship with any related
partses
Reference and Administrative dètails
Chari
Other narr￿ the cha '
Istered charl￿nUmber
Charity's prinripal address
Yo
nla
7￿279
2 St Rcthrts GaFdens, Krerest4yough, North Yorkshire HG5
8EH

Names crf thé charity trustees who manage the charity
(JTre rrf
Chair
Settetary
Treasurer
lan Thoms0￿sMith
David Hartley
Adrian Cook
Hamish Br(A
Hannah CahiN
Margaret Soper
Pauline Marshall
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co￿te trustees- names of the directors at Ihe date Ihe
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Name of trustees hohJiTrJ tide to wopety bekYy"rKJ to ￿ thanty

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this (apauty
Name arKI objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and tiNs
falls within the cust(Ml¥an
tharity's objects
la
Details of arrangements f
safe custody and
segwakn.on of such assets
nla
AdditiOr￿1 infom*tion (optional)
Narrns and addresses of advisers (Optional Inf￿mth)
Type of Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for rK)n4isckwre of
detai
Other o
tional inforniation

Declarations
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustee5
Signature(s)
Full nanws)
Position (eg Se•. _c￿1[
Chalr. etc)
RIA
2026

IORKOPERAACCOUNTS lJanuary2024to31 DecembeT2024
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59Woodwarde Road,
London
SE22 8UN
27 Aprll 2026
Independent examlner's report to the trustees of York Opera
I report tothetrustees on my examination ofthe accounts ofyork Oper8forthe yearended 31
December 2024.
Respon¥lbllltl•s and basis of r•port
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements ot the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report In respect of my
éxamination of the Trust's accounts C8rried out under section 145 of the2011 Act and in carrying
out my examination I have followed all the applicable Dire¢tions 8Nen by the Ch8rity
Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Indepondont •xamlnef'S Statoment
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matorigl matterg have come to my
8ttentlon In connectlon wlrh the examination gfvlng me cause to belleve that in any mateilal
respect..
8ccountln8 records were not kept in rg¥pect of the Trust as required by section 130 01 the
Act;
or
the accounis do not 8ccord with those re¢oTds:
or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the torm and
content of accounts set out in the Charities {AccountS and Reports) Regulations 2008 other
rh8n any requlrernent that the eccounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent ex8min8tion.
I hgve no concerns and have come acro38 no other matters In connection with th8 ex8min8tion
to which aitention should be dr8wn in this report in order to enable 8 proper underst8nding ol
the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Name:
Stephe
aters ACA
Membei of the Institute of Chartered Account8nts in England and Wales.
Address:
59 Woodwarde Road. London SE22 8UN