Birmingham Opera Company

Registered charity 291130 Registered since 1985

Operates: Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Spain

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5.5y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

13.6y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Education/training 8General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 9Other services 4Education 1

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Contact

Website	www.birminghamopera.org.uk
Email	info@birminghamopera.org.uk
Phone	01212466644
Address	205 The Argent Centre, 60 Frederick Street, BIRMINGHAM, B1 3HS

Finances

£823,886 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£709,573	£768,717
2022	£641,653	£446,851
2023	£839,555	£693,460
2024	£870,288	£1,317,398
2025	£823,886	£750,108

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

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Charitable objects

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MUSIC BY THE PRODUCTION ARRANGEMENT, PROMOTION AND COMMISSIONING OF OPERA AND OTHER MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS AND TO FOSTER INTEREST IN SUCH OPERAS CONCERTS AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES BY SUCH MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE BY THE COMPANY.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24TH SEPTEMBER 1984 AND AMENDED 24TH JANUARY 1985 AND 29TH APRIL 1987 AND 1 OCTOBER 2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 SEP 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 JUL 2012

Trustees (8)

8trustees

51median age

1aged 70+

Geoffrey John Nicholas Payneage 81 since 2014
Hannah Griffithsage 45 since 2025
Joelle Ikwaage 28 since 2025
Justine Themenage 57 since 2018
Katie Fulcherage 36 since 2020
Lauren Williamsage 40 since 2016
Richard Willacyage 59 since 2022
Stephen Maddockage 57 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

Birmingham Opera Company · 01850467 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 24/09/1984

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

The Kiri TE Kanawa Foundation (UK) 1 shared trustee

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