The Merry Opera Company

Registered charity 1127392 Registered since 2009

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.8y median 2.5y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 3

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Contact

Website	www.merryopera.com
Email	merryopera@gmail.com
Phone	01892871377
Address	VEXOUR FARM, HAMPKINS HILL ROAD, CHIDDINGSTONE, EDENBRIDGE, TN8 7BB

Finances

£178,273 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£64,785	£66,529
2022	£70,403	£82,399
2023	£131,875	£140,135
2024	£169,488	£143,676
2025	£178,273	£192,677

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC IN MUSIC, THEATRE AND THE PERFORMING ARTS WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO OPERA.TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 DECEMBER 2008. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 4 AUGUST 2010

Trustees (4)

4trustees

69median age

1aged 70+

Succession outlook: 1 of 4 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Angela Florence Hillage 84 since 2016
Dr Josephine Mary Gloverage 69 since 2025
Laura Bootyage 43 since 2022
Simon Bruxner-Randall since 2026

Linked company (Companies House)

The Merry Opera Company Limited · 06770652 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 11/12/2008

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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