Somerset Opera
Registered charity 1212280 CIO Registered since 2025
Operates: Somerset
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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.
8 trustees on the board
- Josephine Cresswell Chair since 2025
- Dennis Carter since 2026
- Harold William Mead since 2025
- Joyce Yvonne Penn since 2026
- Lona Marie Jones since 2026
- Sam Sebastian Baker since 2026
- Stephanie Berner since 2025
- Susan Richards since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Josephine Cresswell Chair since 2025
- Dennis Carter since 2026
- Harold William Mead since 2025
- Joyce Yvonne Penn since 2026
- Lona Marie Jones since 2026
- Sam Sebastian Baker since 2026
- Stephanie Berner since 2025
- Susan Richards since 2025
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- Slough Arts Festival Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Private Libraries Association Similar size; both Arts and culture
- The Solti Foundation Similar size; both Arts and culture
- University of the Third AGE, Darlington Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Somali Women's Group of Manchester Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Kendal Amateur Operatic Society Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | https://www.somersetopera.org.uk/ |
| somersetoperacompany@gmail.com | |
| Phone | 01984656240 |
| Address | CATFORD COTTAGE, ESCOTT, WILLITON, TAUNTON, TA4 4JQ |
Finances
£19,342 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £19,342 | £13,815 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceHow
Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS, WITHIN THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET THROUGH THE PRODUCTION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS, RAISING AWARENESS AND MAKING OPERA A MORE ACCESSIBLE ART FORM FOR THE WIDER APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC.
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 25 Feb 2025
Trustees (8)
- Josephine Cresswell Chair since 2025
- Dennis Carter since 2026
- Harold William Meadage band 80-84 since 2025
- Joyce Yvonne Penn since 2026
- Lona Marie Jones since 2026
- Sam Sebastian Baker since 2026
- Stephanie Berner since 2025
- Susan Richards since 2025
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