ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
To produce & present opera and to develop and extend audiences for opera and understanding of the lyric arts in London and throughout the country.
Latest income
£26.9m
Expenditure
£23.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-31 | £20.1m | £21.8m | |
| 2022-07-31 | £21.0m | £35.0m | |
| 2023-07-31 | £33.7m | £38.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £35.4m | £27.6m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £26.9m | £23.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £17.3m |
| Charitable activities | £9.2m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £211k |
| Total income | £26.7m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £21.8m |
| Raising funds | £1.3m |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £184k |
| Total expenditure | £23.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £4.5m |
| Total funds | £25.6m |
| — restricted | £1.3m |
| — unrestricted | £13.0m |
| — endowment | £11.3m |
| Total assets | £25.6m |
| Cash | £4.6m |
People
| Employees | 269 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Other Charitable Activities
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.