Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SOUTHWICK OPERA

The presentation of performances of Grand and Light Opera and the promotion of the Arts and Music.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/01/23£22£19£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/22£6£6£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/21£6£8£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/20£24£24£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/19£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/18*£16£19£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/17*£23£17£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/16*£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£14£17£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£20£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£8£12£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£17£20£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£21£21£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£16£21£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09£21£18£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07£19£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06£17£17£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/05£14£16£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/04£12£14£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 53 years
Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DEBORAH JANE ETHERIDGE Appointed: 2023
  • GEMMA LOUISE CASSAN Appointed: 2018
  • GRAHAM LEWIS-POND Appointed: 2021
  • MARGARET BYSH Appointed: 2019
  • SUSAN GOTHAM
  • SALLY WALKER Appointed: 2023
  • YVONNE FAIR Appointed: 2017
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/01/1972, number: 263312
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 64 days late, AR17: 52 days late, AR16: 137 days late,
Main office

1 KINGSTON LANE
SOUTHWICK
BRIGHTON
BN42 4SJ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF GENERAL EDUCATION IN RELATION TO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND DRAMA AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF SUCH ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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