Registered charity · No. 1127392Charitable company
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The Merry Opera Company
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
The Merry Opera Company is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
The Merry Opera Company (number 1127392) 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 The Merry Opera Company do?
To advance the education and to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of the public in music, theatre and the performing arts with particular but not exclusive reference to opera.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Merry Opera Company
Answers The Merry Opera Company 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 The Merry Opera Company's highest-paid staff paid?
The Merry Opera Company's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records The Merry Opera Company as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
The Merry Opera Company's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Other Charitable Activities.
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 The Merry Opera Company registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Merry Opera Company yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Merry Opera Company.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Merry Opera Company as a registered charity (number 1127392) 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 The Merry Opera Company's charity number?
The Merry Opera Company's charity number is 1127392. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1127392?
Search 1127392 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Merry Opera Company do?
To advance the education and to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of the public in music, theatre and the performing arts with particular but not exclusive reference to opera.
Does The Merry Opera Company have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Merry Opera Company. 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 The Merry Opera Company?
The Merry Opera Company's website listed in our register data is http://www.merryopera.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Merry Opera Company's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Merry Opera Company's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Merry Opera Company?
The register records The Merry Opera Company as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Merry Opera Company's trustees paid?
The Merry Opera Company's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was The Merry Opera Company previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Merry Opera Company: Unexpected Opera Limited.
When was The Merry Opera Company registered as a charity?
The Merry Opera Company was entered on the register on 7 January 2009. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06770652).