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garsington opera limited

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Garsington Opera Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Buckinghamshire and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Established in 1989, Garsington Opera is a professional opera company which has established a reputation for producing opera of the highest standard with a repertoire that combines both well known operas and discoveries of little known works. Garsington Opera has played a full a role as possible in the local community and an educational programme is run in local schools.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£10,442,050
Latest Expenditure
£8,362,703

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 69.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 86.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 15.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £5,212,553
Charitable Activities £3,358,433
Other Trading £227,282
Investments £312,131
Other Income £1,331,651

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,210,773
Raising Funds £1,151,930
Governance £149,747
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£10,442,050£8,362,703£7,210,773£23,682,046£3,091,39724 / 40
2023£12,038,629£7,020,826£6,202,452£21,215,223£7,376,78021 / 40
2022£10,174,659£6,698,032£5,973,921£15,155,625£5,943,06217 / 40
2021£10,092,903£6,566,734£5,860,218£11,047,390£4,945,94816 / 40
2020£3,257,604£3,023,190£2,497,984£6,748,496£3,750,40113 / 10

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers