The Friends of Dorset Opera
Registered charity 284784 Registered since 1982
Operates: Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire
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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.
5 trustees on the board
- Lady Joanna Jane Garnier since 2013
- Lucinda Frances Coombs since 2025
- Nicholas Harry Block
- Rosamond Elizabeth Cassidy since 2020
- Sarah Ann Bignell since 2022
6y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Lady Joanna Jane Garnier since 2013
- Rosamond Elizabeth Cassidy since 2020
5.1y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Lady Joanna Jane Garnier since 2013
- Nicholas Harry Block
- Rosamond Elizabeth Cassidy since 2020
- Sarah Ann Bignell since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Lucinda Frances Coombs since 2025
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 1Religious Activities 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Education 2
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.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£33k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
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.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Dorset Opera 1 shared trustee
- The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Essex Symphony Orchestra Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Tsung Tsin Association (UK) Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
- The Joyful Company of Singers (1996) Similar size; both Arts and culture
- Grimsby Central Hall Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.dorsetopera.com |
| Phone | 01963362068 |
| Address | WILLOW BARN, STALBRIDGE WESTON, STURMINSTER NEWTON, DT10 2LA |
Finances
£32,613 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £29,723 | £34,169 |
| 2022 | £30,482 | £39,626 |
| 2023 | £30,037 | £2,444 |
| 2024 | £35,910 | £77,652 |
| 2025 | £32,613 | £33,550 |
What it does
What
Arts/culture/heritage/scienceWho
Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN OPERA BY THE PROMOTION SUPPORT ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOCIETY.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 14TH APRIL 1982
Trustees (5)
5trustees
62median age
1aged 70+
- Lady Joanna Jane Garnier since 2013
- Lucinda Frances Coombsage band 35-39 since 2025
- Nicholas Harry Blockage band 85-89
- Rosamond Elizabeth Cassidy since 2020
- Sarah Ann Bignell since 2022
Connected charities (2)
- The Salisbury Cathedral Girl Choristers' Fund 1 shared trustee
- Dorset Opera 1 shared trustee
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