Retrospect Opera

Registered charity 1164150 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.2y median 8.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

3 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

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

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Contact

Website	www.retrospectopera.org.uk
Email	contact@retrospectopera.org.uk
Phone	0161 486 6605
Address	82 QUEENS ROAD, CHEADLE HULME, Cheshire, SK8 5HH

Finances

£33,136 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£21,672	£7,453
2021	£11,545	£5,200
2022	£12,914	£20,987
2023	£36,420	£38,001
2024	£33,136	£37,002

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Sponsors Or Undertakes ResearchOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE ART OF OPERA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RESEARCHING BRITISH OPERA OF THE 18TH, 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES AND MAKING RECORDINGS PUBLICLY AVAILABLE

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 28 Oct 2015

Trustees (4)

4trustees

0aged 70+

Dr Valerie Langfield MA PHD Chair since 2015
Dr Benjamin Francis Hamilton PhD since 2020
Joseph Charles Hearson since 2025
Professor David Chandler Dphil since 2015

Connected charities (1)

Carl Rosa Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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