Kent Opera
Other · registered 1995
What the charity does
Transforming lives through music and drama . . . This former opera company now helps the rehabilitation of ex-offenders and the socially excluded through the performing arts, including the advancement of young actors and performers, in Kent and the London area.
Income and spending
Income Spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £3,000 | £7,704 |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,884 | £5,969 |
| 1 April 2023 | £4,849 | £4,294 |
| 1 April 2022 | £6,550 | £6,500 |
| 1 April 2021 | £4,921 | £5,024 |
Charity details
- Charity number
- 1050479
- Registered
- 10 November 1995
- Latest income
- £3,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
- Latest spending
- £7,704
- Volunteers
- 5
- Reporting
- Submission Received
- Gift Aid
- Not registered
Contact
- Address
- 6th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QH
- Phone
- 07903 692765
- Website
- kentopera.com
Official record: Charity Commission register, charity number 1050479.
What the charity does
Who it helps
How it helps
Where it operates
Charitable objects
(1) To advance the education and the development of young professional performers in opera, drama and the creative arts through working alongside and sharing their practice with the disadvantaged and *socially excluded in workshops, live performances and online. (2) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit through the provision of our projects of music and/or drama designed to help develop skills and self-confidence, with the aim of assisting integration into society and in particular into education, training and employment.(3) To promote, where feasible, the rehabilitation of prisoners for the public benefit in particular, but not exclusively, by delivering our music and/or drama projects inside and outside prisons as a means to build the skills and capacity of offenders so that they can break the cycle of reoffending. * ‘Socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: Unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).
Area of benefit: Primarily in the Medway Towns, Kent Area
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 SEP 1994AS AMENDED ON 31 OCT 1995AS AMENDED ON 17 JUN 2004AS AMENDED ON 26 APR 2016AS AMENDED ON 01 AUG 2016 as amended on 24 May 2021
Other names
- Cantabile Trust · working name
- Opera Players · previous name
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Questions and answers
What is the charity number of Kent Opera?
Kent Opera is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 1050479.
How much income does Kent Opera have?
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity had an income of £3,000 and spent £7,704.