ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Presentation of opera and ballet performances at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and tours in the United Kingdom and overseas
Latest income
£182m
Expenditure
£175m
Financial year end
2025-08-25
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 | £84.3m | £81.9m | |
| 2022-08-27 | £133m | £137m | |
| 2023-08-27 | £171m | £155m | |
| 2024-08-25 | £182m | £172m | |
| 2025-08-25 | £182m | £175m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-25 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £71.8m |
| Charitable activities | £81.4m |
| Trading | £23.1m |
| Investment income | £5.7m |
| Total income | £182m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £153m |
| Raising funds | £21.9m |
| Grants to institutions | £10k |
| Governance | £384k |
| Total expenditure | £175m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.1m |
| Total funds | £304m |
| — restricted | £8.4m |
| — unrestricted | £231m |
| — endowment | £64.9m |
| Total assets | £304m |
| Cash | £91.1m |
People
| Employees | 1,213 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.