Devon Opera

Registered charity 1114768 CIO Registered since 2006

Operates: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.7y median 5.5y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

12y

average years in governance

3 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6Economic/community Development/employment 5Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience

Education 3Other services 2Arts and leisure 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Boards that share trustees

Exeter Diocesan Education Network 1 shared trustee
Bath Opera 1 shared trustee
The Friends of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and ART Gallery 1 shared trustee
The Annals of Botany Company 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The Friends of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and ART Gallery 1 shared trustee
Bath Opera 1 shared trustee
Exeter Diocesan Education Network 1 shared trustee
The Annals of Botany Company 1 shared trustee
Dearne Culture Trust Similar size; both Community development
Forty Green Community Hall Trust Similar size; both Community development

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Contact

Website	www.devonopera.co.uk
Email	R.HUNT@EXETER.AC.UK
Phone	07790874660
Address	Dalwood, Malt Field, Lympstone, EXMOUTH, Devon, EX8 5ND

Finances

£11,588 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£5,729	£4,197
2021	£10,966	£5,840
2022	£25,517	£16,104
2023	£38,111	£43,815
2024	£11,588	£13,674

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE ART OF OPERA, AND OF MUSIC IN GENERAL, IN PARTICULAR BY GIVING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND BY DEVELOPING ARTISTICTALENT (INCLUDING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE); AND(B) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AND SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 27 OCT 2021

Trustees (6)

6trustees

81median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Antoinette Anne Joan Foremanage 83 since 2019
Christopher John Hampton since 2022
Fiona Elizabeth Walters LLB since 2018
Michael Graham since 2026
Nicola Jane Dunfordage 70 since 2025
Professor Roderick Huntage 81 since 2012

Connected charities (4)

Bath Opera 1 shared trustee
The Annals of Botany Company 1 shared trustee
The Friends of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and ART Gallery 1 shared trustee
Exeter Diocesan Education Network 1 shared trustee

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