Registered charity · London
Opera Rara
The Charity?s objects are specifically restricted to the following: To advance the education of the public by encouraging and promoting the study of operatic art and in particular the lesser-known works of operatic art through research, making...
- 12 trustees
- Income £996k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Charles AlexanderChair · since 2012
- Adolfo Luigi LaurentiTrustee · since 2021
- Alison Nicol OptionalTrustee · since 2016
- Anthony Peter Freud OBETrustee · since 2024
- Glenn Charles HurstfieldTrustee
- Islee OlivaTrustee · since 2012
- James Gerard PowerTrustee · since 2025
- Marc A ScorcaTrustee · since 2026
- Nicholas James ThomasTrustee · since 2019
- Peter Bruce Mauleverer KCTrustee · since 2023
- Philip William EisenbeissTrustee · since 2023
- Terence Rhodes SinclairTrustee · since 2021
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 London
- Website
- www.opera-rara.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Opera Rara
- Registered
- 1970
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£996k£1.2m
- 2024£896k£852k
- 2023£710k£914k
Earlier years
- 2022£732k£546k
- 2021£930k£339k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The Charity?s objects are specifically restricted to the following: To advance the education of the public by encouraging and promoting the study of operatic art and in particular the lesser-known works of operatic art through research, making recordings for sale and distribution to the public and performance in public concerts and by such other activities as the trustees shall think fit; To further the education of young singers and artists by providing opportunities to partake in operatic and orchestral performances and concerts; To encourage and support for the public benefit all art forms, particularly but not exclusively involving operatic art and other forms of music, including other cultural and educational activities in order to make these more accessible to the public; and To benefit any charity and to further any purposes in the operatic sector which are charitable in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.
Grants received
2 grants · £130,000 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 · £120,000
- Backstage Trust · £10,000
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.
12 trustees on the board
- Charles Alexander Chair since 2012
- Alison Nicol Optional since 2016
- Adolfo Luigi Laurenti since 2021
- Anthony Peter Freud OBE since 2024
- Glenn Charles Hurstfield
- Islee Oliva since 2012
- James Gerard Power since 2025
- Marc A Scorca since 2026
- Nicholas James Thomas since 2019
- Peter Bruce Mauleverer KC since 2023
- Philip William Eisenbeiss since 2023
- Terence Rhodes Sinclair since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Alexander Chair since 2012
- Alison Nicol Optional since 2016
- Islee Oliva since 2012
- Nicholas James Thomas since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Charles Alexander Chair since 2012
- Alison Nicol Optional since 2016
- Adolfo Luigi Laurenti since 2021
- Anthony Peter Freud OBE since 2024
- James Gerard Power since 2025
- Marc A Scorca since 2026
- Peter Bruce Mauleverer KC since 2023
- Philip William Eisenbeiss since 2023
- Terence Rhodes Sinclair since 2021
Portfolio (3)
- Glenn Charles Hurstfield
- Islee Oliva since 2012
- Nicholas James Thomas since 2019
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
5.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 22.5 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 261403
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 19TH JUNE 1970 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED 2ND SEPTEMBER 1998, 1ST SEPTEMBER 1999 AND 16TH MAY 2001. as amended on 14 Dec 2020 as amended on 22 Jun 2024 as amended on 22 Jun 2024 as amended on 22 Jun 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 00982535 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02076132858 · info@opera-rara.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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