Registered charity · No. 1175245Charitable company
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Laidlaw Opera Trust
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Laidlaw Opera Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about Laidlaw Opera Trust?
Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£3,083,117
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£3,023,454
Registered charity number
1175245
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
217 Strand
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded
Quick answer
Laidlaw Opera Trust (number 1175245) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Laidlaw Opera Trust do?
Laidlaw Opera Trust champions live music as a uniquely thrilling art form accessible to all. We invest in opera companies and houses who believe that opera should be part of everyones cultural capital. Through strategic support and grants, we aim to expand Operas reach and self-sufficiency.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Laidlaw Opera Trust
Answers Laidlaw Opera Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Laidlaw Opera Trust's highest-paid staff paid?
Laidlaw Opera Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£130,001–£140,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Laidlaw Opera Trust's money come from?
Laidlaw Opera Trust reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3m (98%), investments £38k (1%), other income £20k (1%).
Donations and legacies£3m · 98%
Investments£38k · 1%
Other income£20k · 1%
Does Laidlaw Opera Trust receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Laidlaw Opera Trust. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Laidlaw Opera Trust reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Laidlaw Opera Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Laidlaw Opera Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
The Laidlaw Foundation; The Irvine Laidlaw Foundation; Laidlaw Foundation
Where it says it operates
Throughout England · Monaco · Ireland · Singapore · South Africa · United States · Scotland · Hong Kong
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Makes Grants To Organisations.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Laidlaw Opera Trust registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Laidlaw Opera Trust yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Laidlaw Opera Trust.
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The register data used for this profile lists Laidlaw Opera Trust as a registered charity (number 1175245) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Laidlaw Opera Trust's charity number?
Laidlaw Opera Trust's charity number is 1175245. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1175245?
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What does Laidlaw Opera Trust do?
Laidlaw Opera Trust champions live music as a uniquely thrilling art form accessible to all. We invest in opera companies and houses who believe that opera should be part of everyones cultural capital. Through strategic support and grants, we aim to expand Operas reach and self-sufficiency.
Does Laidlaw Opera Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Laidlaw Opera Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Laidlaw Opera Trust?
Laidlaw Opera Trust does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is Laidlaw Opera Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Laidlaw Opera Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £130,001–£140,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Laidlaw Opera Trust's money come from?
Laidlaw Opera Trust reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3m (98%), investments £38k (1%), other income £20k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Laidlaw Opera Trust?
The register does not record Laidlaw Opera Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Laidlaw Opera Trust's trustees paid?
Laidlaw Opera Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Laidlaw Opera Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Laidlaw Opera Trust: The Laidlaw Foundation; The Irvine Laidlaw Foundation; Laidlaw Foundation.
When was Laidlaw Opera Trust registered as a charity?
Laidlaw Opera Trust was entered on the register on 19 October 2017. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10780520).