Opera'r Ddraig
What it does
Winners of the Future Entrepreneur of Wales Awards and supported by Rebecca Evans, Opera'r Ddraig is a women-led charitable incorporated organisation committed to providing public performances of innovative, thought-provoking and high-quality professional opera, as well as supporting the operatic education of emerging creatives interested in opera performance, production and administration.
Its charitable purposes
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN AND PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF OPERA FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN WALES, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH:(A) PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF INNOVATIVE, THOUGHT PROVOKING AND HIGH QUALITY OPERA;(B) SUPPORTING YOUNG EMERGING ARTISTS BY DEVELOPING THEIR OPERATIC EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING PERFORMANCE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £51,390 and spent £8,290.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £51,390 | £8,290 | Not reported | 1 |
| 5 April 2024 | £0 | £4,142 | Not reported | 5 |
| 5 April 2023 | £31,632 | £33,885 | Not reported | 2 |
| 5 April 2022 | £22,747 | £19,171 | Not reported | 1 |
| 5 April 2021 | £39,368 | £36,531 | Not reported | 2 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 31%, from £39,368 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £51,390 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 16% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 4 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2022 | £22,747 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Jennifer Ruth AdamsChair
- Trystan Francis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 4 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 4 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 4 January 2025, 32 days early | Received 4 January 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 6 days early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 27 February 2023, 22 days late | Received 27 February 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 2 February 2022, 3 days early | Received 2 February 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189255
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 29 April 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Apr 2020
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.