Opera North Limited

Registered charity 511726 Registered since 1981

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5y median 5y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

17.2y

average years in governance

4 vs 3 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 13Education/training 3Disability 1General Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 38Finance 15Education 8

Boards that share trustees

Friends of Opera North 6 shared trustees
The Discerning EYE LTD 1 shared trustee
Opera North Future Fund 1 shared trustee
Rifco Arts 1 shared trustee
Aurora Wellbeing Centres 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Friends of Opera North 6 shared trustees
The Discerning EYE LTD 1 shared trustee
Opera North Future Fund 1 shared trustee
Rifco Arts 1 shared trustee
Waterperry Opera Festival 1 shared trustee
Aurora Wellbeing Centres 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	operanorth.co.uk
Email	info@operanorth.co.uk
Phone	0113 2439999
Address	Howard Opera Centre, 8 Harrison Street, LEEDS, LEEDS, LS1 6PA

Finances

£18,822,860 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£17,879,483	£11,437,900
2022	£16,967,326	£16,480,165
2023	£18,349,010	£19,830,302
2024	£18,332,372	£20,043,918
2025	£18,822,860	£19,528,034

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, FOSTER AND MAINTAIN FOR THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AN APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL, WITH EMPHASIS ON OPERATIC, ORCHESTRAL, CHORAL AND OTHER MUSICAL WORKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 13 MARCH 1981 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 2 JULY 1981, 14 JULY 2000 AND 19 AUGUST 2005

Trustees (13)

13trustees

57median age

1aged 70+

Paul Anthony LEE Chair since 2014
Aniruddha Dinanath Kaprekarage 57 since 2024
Anthony Peter Freudage 68 since 2024
Dominic Wallisage 57 since 2021
Henrietta Jowittage 67 since 2018
Howard Charles Gatissage 68 since 2019
Kaley Victoria Gardinerage 53 since 2024
Laura Frances Canningage 51 since 2025
Minhazul Abedinage 28 since 2022
Rosie Millard since 2018
Rachel Louisa Elwellage 51 since 2021
Sarah Hallage 64 since 2021
Victoria Emma Louise Whartonage 57 since 2022

Linked company (Companies House)

Opera North Limited · 01550778 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 13/03/1981

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (8)

Friends of Opera North 6 shared trustees
Opera North Future Fund 1 shared trustee
Chorlton & Didsbury Foodbank 1 shared trustee
The Discerning EYE LTD 1 shared trustee
Aurora Wellbeing Centres 1 shared trustee
Waterperry Opera Festival 1 shared trustee
Just Finance Foundation 1 shared trustee
Rifco Arts 1 shared trustee

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