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Registered charity · No. 298946 · HastingsiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Opera South East

Income
£7k
▼ 52.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£5k
▼ 77.6% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
8.7y av 3 of 4 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Small charityi
How am I connected?

Overview

Opera South East's network

4 people1 organisationi4 listed on the board. 1 organisation shares a board member with this charity.The large node is Opera South East. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
John Whitby RycroftChair
Beatrice Mary DixonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Greg SolomonTrustee2012
14 yrs
Maureen May JamesTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
John Whitby RycroftChair
Beatrice Mary DixonTrustee2019
7 yrs
Greg SolomonTrustee2012
14 yrs
Maureen May JamesTrustee2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
8.3y
median 7y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
6.5y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 3 on the board

4 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4General Charitable Purposes 1

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

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Opera South East. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 30 September.

Income and expenditure

6 years · years end 30 SeptemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25k202520242023202220212020£7.07k£4.83k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Opera South East has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year202020212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£11.39k£7.73k£14.13k£19.47k£14.76k£7.07k
Total expenditure£13.34k£6.46k£10.88k£12.73k£21.60k£4.83k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Opera South East has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 1 year. 1 earlier year arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 September 202530 July 202630 July 2026Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 September 202430 July 202531 July 20251 day lateNot requiredLate by 1 dayNone online
30 September 202330 July 202430 July 2024Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 September 202230 July 202330 July 2023Not requiredOn timeNone online
30 September 202130 July 202225 July 2022Not requiredOn timeNone online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE SAID ARTS AND TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

What it does

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
Local authorities: East Sussex, Kent
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 7TH FEBRUARY 1988 AS AMENDED 26TH NOVEMBER 1995 AND 2 MARCH 1997 as filed
Register history
  • 6 April 1988Registered
Previous name
Hastings Opera

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.operasoutheast.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1988

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