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streetwise opera

The charity supports elderly people, people with disabilities, and other defined groups. Streetwise Opera is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in City Of Westminster, Lambeth, and various other locations.


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

We use music to help people who have experienced homelessness make positive changes in their lives, to advance the education of the public in the arts in particular but not exclusively in the art of opera. We deliver the following activity in 5 regions of the UK: 1 Opera Productions2 Workshop Programme3 Work Placement Scheme and Progression routes4. Establishing an international network

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£572,802
Latest Expenditure
£625,694

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 71.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 65.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 37.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £493,957
Charitable Activities £73,955
Other Trading £0
Investments £4,890
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £408,804
Raising Funds £216,890
Governance £20,129
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£572,802£625,694£408,804£206,255£170,01613 / 4
2023£695,968£652,216£459,503£259,147£252,34813 / 0
2022£662,822£651,323£424,272£215,395£208,75412 / 0
2021£621,319£597,707£421,256£203,896£181,54716 / 4
2020£778,989£744,768£582,349£180,284£178,88612 / 21

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers