Period start date Period end dale From 1st Jty 2025 i To June 2026 Reference and administration details Charlty name Other names Charity Is known SOUTHERN UGHT OPERA COMPANY Registerod charity number Charity's principal address SC029172 CIO 177 Mountcasue cret Edinburgh Postc¢xle EH8 7SY Names of the charity trustées on date of approval of Trustee8' Annual Report .,n¥stee name Offi¢e Irf any) tes acted rf {or body) entitled to Sheila Sneddon President Rosalind Paterson Anna WaOn Treasurer Secretary Helen Smith Matt McDonagh Susan Galloway 7 i Stephen Boyd Stephanie Wnton 9 1 Fiona Thomas Ve President 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Structure, governance and management Typg of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointmwrt Trustees appointed by majorrty vote at AGM. Atl appointsnents renewed annualty. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The objects of the Company shall be to advance the education of the publ in the art of music and in particular light opera by the presentation of publ perfonronces and other related activities. At least 50'h of the net proceeds of all Musical productions shall be donated to local charitable organisations. Summary of the maln activitles in relation to these objects Annual public pvformans of chosen works wrth Musical prjUctIOnS generalty held On a year in The lQngs Theatre, Edinburgh. Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievernents of At the 128m AGM held on 3rd September 2025. the dissolution of the the ¢harity during the financial period Cornpany was unanimousty agreed. At that ts.me il was agreed that the remaining funds of the Company be donated to SoLrthem Light Company SCIO. The transfer of the companies assets have been transferred to the new SCIO over the Course of the current financial year.
Financial review Brfef statement of thè charlty'$ policy A Revenue reserve is maints1nI by the o)mpany for General company on reserves business. The Charity reserve is maintsined by the company for the purpose of collecb.ng fvnds raised direcvy on behalf of charitses either from the company or directy from the public. Charitable donations made by the Company are paid from thts reseNe. The above pc4iGy ts no longer relevant. Declaration The trustees declare that they havo approved the tnmtoes, report above. Signed on bohalf of the charlty's trustees SIgnare{s Full naMs) LA s ¥-(knJ Pogltlon (e.g. Chair) Datè ,,/q
SOUThERN UGHT OPERA SC029172 Receipts and payments accounts Forthe Period 1stJuty 2023 to 30th June 2024 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unre5tsicted Totsl luTrds Total funds last btt A1 Rac81 Donations Grants Re*1 ftom 642 Gwss tradin re ncome from investrnents olherlhan 18nd and buihyin 152 Rents from laThJ & t¥JlkJi Gross receipts aCti¥e5 A1 Sub fr>t•l 124692 A2 Recelpts fronj asoot & Inve5trnent sa Proceeds frorn off assets Proceeds frcAn sak of in¥eslrnents A2 Sub tot•1 125,692 A3 Payments Expenses forfiJndrnWry adMbe5 Gross tradiw paynts Invesimenl management costs Payments re12tirvJ dYectty lo charitsb Grants arKJ donatkir Go¥eman costs: Audit l ItKlepEentex8M1aOTh PreparatEon ofamual Le9al clS A3 Sub totrl 48.$42 Purthas¢s ofed assets Pur¢hage of investments A4 Sub total 4&S42 111803 11.5110 12.8 A5 Trnnsfer5 to I lfroml funds SumlusJ(deWfj fory88r
Soctioii B Stateinent of balances SC029172 Bl C**htsrAI 37.1 .U2 50 Detills 0rf41 Ta T•1
SC029172 Section C Notes to the Accounts C1 purpose ol funds (m•y&e 51etedo C2 Grants C4b Try¥log•xpenw. d8tslh5 NaturerfrÈl¥bonshl C5 TransacUoM wlth trusto•s and contxknj Nature oftransact
SC029172 Additional analysis111 Analysis of reIpts and PAwts 1 Donallons T(Aalcuvrert Tcal l pw Donatn5 2 Grdnts TLU la5tp8rlcrfl to nMr•%tÈ 3 Gro re¢elpts from other charltsble •¢tivits Yort•lcurr4 tr*warpttE a•az 4 Payments relating direclty to ¢h•rllabl• adi¥lt Tctsf lastperlrx1 to nMr•st£
SC029172 Additional analysis11) 1 Breakdown of uwtrestrlthd lunds Tc&l fund5 la8t perlod Rec8lkts Donatn$ 862 Grants ts from fundrai Gross tradi recei 1,100 119,209 Rents from land & bjikji b lotal 121.208 Rocol PrOedS trom St of fL¥ed as5els Proceeds trom sale otVestrets 121,208 onts Expenses for fundra1 a(aThfthe& Gross trading paymet Invesitnent management costs Payments relabng di[ to chatitsbk at¥y Grants and donations Govefflance costs". 292 Auditi1 examviatio Prepation of acctyjnts Legal ¢)) Sub lotal 44542 107.349 movemonts Purthases offixgj a Purchase of inveslrnenls Sub totsl 48.642 lQ7.349 48,5421 13,859 Tran•fwg to Ilfroml fvnd• Ss/(d for)wr 148 13,859 Nature and purp080 ol fvnd8
SC029172 Additional analysis121 2.W2 Rtro 4486 4154 Tr•rth tollfrtyhlfv Naturn pWrpo••fv
Inde Report to the endent examlnerfs report on the accounts SOUThERN UGtrrr OPERA COMPANY Rgglst•rod charity number On tha accounts of th8 charity for the peftod SC029172 1ST July 30th June 26 Set out on pagOS 1to5 R•spoeliv• Th8 "ty'S tsuslees are respoThsible for the prEparalK>n of the accounts in accordance rèsponsibilltlès of trusts•s and •xamin•r ith twms of Ihe Charities arKI Tnjsiee Inveslmeni IScoUandl 2CK)S A¢t and the Charities A¢counts IScotl) RegalK)n5 2. The chaKTty trustees consider that the Jdil requirefflert of RegalKin 10<1) lal to Ic) of Accounts Re9at)n5 does not apply. h is my responsibility to Èxamine the 8¢¢0Urts a¥ reqt4ired under section 44111 {cl of the Act and io stètt etIr particul matters twe come to my attention. 88518 of independént My exwnination is oul in aceorrjance with Re9ulalion 11 of Ihg GharitFes examints Statsmgnt Accounts {Seotlandl Regu[alnS 2CCfj. An examination includes a review of the accounti r8cords kept by th8 charily aNJ a compison of lh8 accounts presènted th those fecords. tt ajso incltsdes consideration of any unusual items or disclosure5 in thè unts and $S explanatn$ from trustees c0ncwr• any such matters. The procedwes und¢rtaken do rK)t provide dl the 8vidence that would be required in an dit ¥NJ. consequenuy. I do I1 exp$ an a11 opinion on accounts. Indap•ndnt ?xamln8Vs statem•nt kn the course of my ex8m4nation. no matter has come to my attention thich gives me 19850nablÈ eaLtse to believe that. in any materFal raspect, the r8qUiTepnent$ i,e.' ¢0 keep accountirg r&ollls Èn accord8r¢e Wih section 4411118) of the 2CQS Act and RogL4k)n 4 of 2C(6 Accounts RagLdations, and to prepare ac¢ourrts Ythich COrd with the accountiffj r[d$ and compty wth R¢gLlatlon g of lh• 2C Accourrts R•gulatstin8 hwe rKJt t+0 fft. Slgned: Rache_ H09g Rol•vant prof•5slonal quallficatlon(s} or body lif any): Adqlre8S: RAf QLJALI fi£D C rt3A. 00. I-