Opera Settecento is administered through The Serse Trust, a registered charity (1153972). The aims of the Trust are aligned with those of Opera Settecento. Donations should be made payable to The Serse Trust.
How you can help
Please consider making a Gift Aid donation to help fund our forthcoming productions and to contribute to our core funding and reserves. As a donor you will receive credits in our performance literature and on our website (unless you should stipulate otherwise).
You can download your chosen Gift Aid declaration here:-
One-off donations
Past, present and future donations
Please send your completed declaration form and your cheque (made out to “The Serse Trust”) to the following address:-
The Treasurer
The Serse Trust
Garth House
Bell Lane, Cocking
West Sussex GU29 0HU
Alternatively, you may contact us by email to arrange a bank transfer or to discuss a direct debit:
john.allen911@mac.com
Or simply fill in this form and we will get in touch with you about how you can help.
You can also use this link to Paypal
Once you have made a donation, the Treasurer of the Serse Trust will send you the appropriate Gift Aid certificate.
We have four bands of donor:
Platinum (£5,001+)
James Alexander
Michael Behrens Foundation
The David Cock Foundation
Edward Houghton
Alan King
Mark Payne
Gold (£1,001-£5,000)
Stuart Donachie & Chris Carter
Fenton Arts Trust
Garrick Causes Dear
The Hasse Foundation
Enrique Sacau
Alan Sainer
Coral Samuel Charitable Trust
Steffan Williams
SILVER (£251-£1000)
Hugh Meares
Rodney Nelson-Jones
Bronze (£1-£250)
Jonathan Davie
Beverley Dean
David Gough
Arabella Hobson
John Learmonth
Charles Mackinnon
Ari Porat-Persitz
Christopher Silvester
Marilyn Stock
Stuart Donachie & Chris Carter
Fenton Arts Trust
Garrick Causes Dear
The Hasse Foundation
Enrique Sacau
Alan Sainer
Coral Samuel Charitable Trust
Steffan Williams
SILVER (£251-£1000)
Hugh Meares
Rodney Nelson-Jones
Bronze (£1-£250)
Jonathan Davie
Beverley Dean
David Gough
Arabella Hobson
John Learmonth
Charles Mackinnon
Ari Porat-Persitz
Christopher Silvester
Marilyn Stock
SILVER (£251-£1000)
Hugh Meares
Rodney Nelson-Jones
Bronze (£1-£250)
Jonathan Davie
Beverley Dean
David Gough
Arabella Hobson
John Learmonth
Charles Mackinnon
Ari Porat-Persitz
Christopher Silvester
Marilyn Stock
The Serse Trust has four trustees.
Christopher Silvester (Chairman), Edward Houghton, and Dr Alan King FRCA.
The Board of Opera Settecento consists of the three trustees plus Leo Duarte (Artistic Director), Mark Payne, John Allen (Treasurer), and Anna Waszak (General Manager).
There is no full-time company of singers and players and there are no salaried administrators or fundraisers. Our board members include two lawyers, an asset manager, an anaesthetist, a former music agent, and a journalist – all of whom give of their expertise free of charge and out of passion for opera seria.