Registered charity · Southampton
Operaupclose LTD
- 11 trustees
- Income £444k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Abigail Faye BratcherTrustee · since 2026
- Amanda Helen Ariss OBETrustee · since 2016
- Carolyn WardTrustee · since 2021
- Charith Jeevaka Leslie CabraalTrustee · since 2018
- Clare WilliamsTrustee · since 2021
- Hazel ProvinceTrustee · since 2024
- Jane Lucy MorganTrustee · since 2026
- Joe McfaddenTrustee · since 2016
- John AndrewsTrustee · since 2021
- Matthew LyonsTrustee · since 2021
- Professor Christopher David BrownTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England, Scotland
- Website
- www.operaupclose.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Operaupclose LTD
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£444k£419k
- 2024£455k£461k
- 2023£250k£206k
Earlier years
- 2022£187k£173k
- 2021£255k£148k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ARTS OF OPERA, THEATRE AND DANCE, BY THE PRODUCTION OF OPERA, THEATRE AND DANCE BOTH IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, PARTICULARLY WITH THE INTENTION OF ATTRACTING NEW AUDIENCES TO THOSE ART FORMS BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTIONS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES, AND OF PROVIDING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS.
Grants received
9 grants · £281,875 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- John Ellerman Foundation · £200,000 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £40,000 (3 grants)
- Backstage Trust · £40,000 (2 grants)
- The Childhood Trust · £1,875
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Abigail Faye Bratcher since 2026
- Amanda Helen Ariss OBE since 2016
- Charith Jeevaka Leslie Cabraal since 2018
- Carolyn Ward since 2021
- Clare Williams since 2021
- Hazel Province since 2024
- Jane Lucy Morgan since 2026
- Joe Mcfadden since 2016
- John Andrews since 2021
- Matthew Lyons since 2021
- Professor Christopher David Brown since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Amanda Helen Ariss OBE since 2016
- Charith Jeevaka Leslie Cabraal since 2018
- Joe Mcfadden since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Abigail Faye Bratcher since 2026
- Charith Jeevaka Leslie Cabraal since 2018
- Carolyn Ward since 2021
- Clare Williams since 2021
- Joe Mcfadden since 2016
- John Andrews since 2021
- Matthew Lyons since 2021
- Professor Christopher David Brown since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Amanda Helen Ariss OBE since 2016
- Hazel Province since 2024
- Jane Lucy Morgan since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1153307
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/07/2013 as amended on 04 Aug 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 08613929 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02382 547320 · info@operaupclose.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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