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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£70K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£50K
Equity attributable
Employees
4
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £152,022 | — | -£118,137 | |
| Cash | — | £60,120 | — | £91,701 | £60,120 | £70,496 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,569 | — | £168,591 | — | £50,454 | |
| Net assets | — | £16,569 | — | £168,591 | — | £50,454 | |
| Equity | — | £16,569 | — | £168,591 | — | £50,454 | |
| Average employees | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| Wages | — | £142,180 | — | £134,692 | — | £153,946 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-04-01
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.97x | — | 1.73x |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- NI OPERA 2016-02-15 → present
- N.I. OPERA 2010-10-29 → 2016-02-15
- OPERA COMPANY N.I. 2010-02-19 → 2010-10-29
- PROJECT OPERA 2009-12-21 → 2010-02-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer AuditCo NI Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Due to the continued grant support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Trusts plus anticipated further Theatre Tax Relief credits, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for a period of at least 12 months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue. For this reason, the company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “In April 2024 NI Opera started off the year with an exciting week of outreach and education for Senior Music Students to participate in an exciting week of learning.”
- “The highly successful Salon Series began a run at the MAC Belfast on 13 April 2024.”
- “In May Northern Ireland Opera with their Chorus Development Programme singers performed at the Ulster Hall.”
- “We released our main stage opera for 2024 which was the Tchaikovsky masterpiece Eugene Onegin to be performed at the Grand Opera House on Sept 14, 17, 19 and 21.”
- “The 14th Glenarm Festival of Voice was held from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 August in Glenarm Co. Antrim.”
- “Our schools outreach programme commenced in May and throughout the year, led by India Chapman-Webb, has been travelling across NI to help support or to introduce music into school classrooms.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Secretary | 2009-12-21 | — | — |
| BAILIE, Robert Ernest | Director | 2009-12-21 | Jun 1943 | British |
| BOYD, Gavin George | Director | 2023-06-21 | Nov 1955 | Irish |
| JAY-O'BOYLE, Fionnuala | Director | 2010-03-23 | Mar 1960 | British |
| LINDSAY, Kenneth George | Director | 2009-12-21 | Nov 1948 | British |
| REGAN, Mairead | Director | 2020-12-18 | Oct 1963 | Irish |
| ROBINSON, Samuel Michael | Director | 2024-12-02 | Jan 1960 | British |
| SHEARER, Karen Anne | Director | 2023-07-27 | Jul 1964 | British |
| WELLS, Jane | Director | 2014-05-07 | Dec 1959 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBURN, Bryan Ward | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2011-07-01 |
| HUNT, James Oliver | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2023-09-18 |
| KINGON, Stephen Leigh | Director | 2009-12-21 | 2024-06-30 |
| MCBRIDE, Richard John | Director | 2018-07-05 | 2025-02-26 |
| O'RAWE, Alice Catherine | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2013-03-12 |
| OREILLY, Dolores, Professor | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2024-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-27 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-01-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.