Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4

CONNAUGHT OPERA 

Connaught opera raise funds in order to offer free concerts to older people in care in all the greater London Borough and beyond.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 15 years

www.connaughtopera.com

enquiries@maria-arakie.com

02072627401

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£54£31£23n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£21£30£-9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£16£20£-4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£40£43£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£43£41£2n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£33£29£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£49£31£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£24£34£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£46£42£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£36£37£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£41£38£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£21£34£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£36£32£4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£24,900
Cripplegate Foundation£10,000
London Borough of Hounslow£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Connaught Opera
£10,000 09/12/2022
£10,000 for 20 concerts in care homes, day centres and heritage sites for older people across London.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to CONNAUGHT OPERA
£5,000 17/02/2022
£5,000 for 10 concerts in care homes and day centres for older people across London.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Connaught Opera
£1,000 30/07/2021
To provide two Live concerts for older people/carers in Hounslow.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To CONNAUGHT OPERA
£5,000 29/06/2021
CONNAUGHT ARE LIVE AGAIN!
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Connaught Opera
£5,000 03/03/2020
Demob Delights
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Connaught Opera
£500 10/02/2020
A contribution towards three musical concerts with the theme Forties Fantasy, which 50 older people in the borough will be able to attend for free. The concerts are held at Hampton Court Palace.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Connaught Opera
£9,900 26/09/2019
£9,900 for a programme of musical concerts for older people across London.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to Connaught Opera
£500 28/02/2019
Three one hour concerts will be hosted in one day at Hampton Court Palace and elderly people from Richmond, Wandsworth, Hounslow and Kingston boroughs will be invitied. 50 places have been reserved ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Connaught Opera
£4,200 06/11/2018
Moonlight & Roses - Romantic Musical Memories
Cloudesley - Grant to CONNAUGHT OPERA
£7,350 19/09/2018
Musical memories
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Connaught Opera
£4,200 07/03/2017
Towards the costs of concerts for older people in care centres in Islington.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Connaught Opera
£33,660 10/04/2014
36
£33,660 over 3 years (3 x £11,220) for a programme of musical concerts for older people.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/08/2009, number: 1131004
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

Flat
57 Connaught Street
LONDON
W2 2BB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGELIVING IN GREATER LONDON AND BEYOND BY THE PROVISION OF MUSICAL CONCERTS FORHOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING HOMES, DAY CENTRES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AND BEYOND

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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