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Aria Alba - Opera for All

SC042322Registered charity from 19 May 2011
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 56 Durham Road, Edinburgh EH15 1PF
Postcode EH15 1PF
Website https://www.ariaalba.co.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
The Company is established for charitable objects and purposes only. In particular the Company is established to advance public education by the encouragement of the performing arts, including without limiting the foregoing, the art of music in general & the art forms of opera and music theatre in particular by the study, practice & performance of music to the highest standard & to encourage others in similar pursuits.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The company exists to provide a platform for young and emerging singers and anyone from the community who wishes to experience singing and performing Opera and Music Theatre. This allows participants to develop their singing, learn to work with others in dramatic roles and gain experience in performing to live audiences. Aria Alba also aims to promote the development of those musicians, technicians and costume and set designers associated with the Charity. A concurrent aim is to develop self-confidence and boost self-esteem in young people and more mature adults. In addition, and when practicable, the company engages in outreach activities, taking opera to community events to make opera accessible to all. Continual efforts are made to increase the number of members in the Company. Young singers will often leave the Company after they have completed their schooling. Many of them go on to study music at University / Conservatoires and occasionally return to join us in performance
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 19 May 2011
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £14,251 £13,458 30 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £17,398 £15,210 20 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £19,545 £18,425 03 Oct 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £26,160 £23,216 05 Aug 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
James Elliot Ross Whitfield
Fiona Watson
Eilidh Riddell
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